Role of frailty in prediction of hospitalized older adult patient’s outcomes: a prospective study
Author(s) -
Maryam Chehrehgosha,
Reza Fadaye Vatan,
Mahtab Alizadeh-Khoei,
Farshad Sharifi,
Reyhaneh Aminalroaya,
Zahra Vahabi,
Abolfazl Zendedel,
Hamidreza Hekmat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2012-332
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , logistic regression , hospital readmission , minimum data set , frailty index , quality of life (healthcare) , emergency department , emergency medicine , telephone interview , gerontology , nursing homes , social science , nursing , psychiatry , sociology
Frailty is associated with an increased risk of negative short-term and long-term hospital outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the role of frailty in predicting readmission, length of stay, and quality of life in the hospitalized older adults.
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