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Predictors of discharge stability in the first year following hospital admission for a frail elderly population
Author(s) -
Heppenstall C. P.,
Hanger H. C.,
Wilkinson T. J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01697.x
Subject(s) - medicine , institutionalisation , gerontology , independence (probability theory) , population , activities of daily living , physical therapy , psychiatry , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
The frail elderly are a group of patients who are at high risk of institutionalization and death. Specialist older person’s health care aims to maximize function and independence. However, there is little published work on the long‐term outcomes following hospitalization in a frail elderly population. This study examines the outcomes in the first year after hospitalization for this group. We find that 62% are able to remain in their own homes and that functional status is the strongest predictor of outcome, with age and living arrangements also significant.