Open AccessPredictors of Functional Change in a Skilled Nursing Facility Population
Author(s) -
Allison M Gustavson,
Jason R. Falvey,
Jeri E. Forster,
Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000137
Subject(s) - medicine , gait , balance (ability) , physical therapy , institutionalisation , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medical record , minimum data set , adverse effect , population , nursing , nursing homes , surgery , psychiatry , environmental health
Inability to obtain sufficient gains in function during a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay impacts patients' functional trajectories and susceptibility to adverse events. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of functional change in patients temporarily residing in an SNF following hospitalization.