In-hospital mortality, prolonged length of hospital stay and in- stitutionalization at discharge of older adults are widely discussed in the medical literature, because of their implications on clinical practice and health care costs. In older patients a prolonged hospitalization might worsen their vulnerability, enhancing the risk of functional loss, institutionalization and death
Living alone as an independent predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and non-home discharge in older patients / Agosti, P.A., Tettamanti, M.B., Vella, F.S.a., Suppressa, P.a., Pasina, L.b., Franchi, C.b., Nobili, A.b., Mannucci, P.M.c., Sabbà, C.a., Investigators, R., Colangelo, L., Valeriani, E.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 0953-6205. - 57:(2018), pp. 25-31. [10.1016/j.ejim.2018.06.014]
Living alone as an independent predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and non-home discharge in older patients
Agosti, P. A
;Luciano, ColangeloMembro del Collaboration Group
;Valeriani, EmanueleMembro del Collaboration Group
2018
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In-hospital mortality, prolonged length of hospital stay and in- stitutionalization at discharge of older adults are widely discussed in the medical literature, because of their implications on clinical practice and health care costs. In older patients a prolonged hospitalization might worsen their vulnerability, enhancing the risk of functional loss, institutionalization and death| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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