Elderly Patients With Cognitive Impairment Have a High Risk for Functional Decline During Hospitalization: The GIFA Study

Background. We tested the hypothesis that cognitive impairment upon admission (CIA) and cognitive decline (CD) during hospitalization are associated with an increased risk for functional decline (FD) in older inpatients. Methods. The Italian Group of Pharmacoepidemiology in the Elderly (Gruppo Itali...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2005-12, Vol.60 (12), p.1576-1580
Hauptverfasser:	Pedone, Claudio, Ercolani, Sara, Catani, Marco, Maggio, Dario, Ruggiero, Carmelinda, Quartesan, Roberto, Senin, Umberto, Mecocci, Patrizia, Cherubini, Antonio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Cognition & reasoning Cognition Disorders - physiopathology Disease Progression Female Hospitalization Humans Hypothesis testing Male Older people Patient Admission Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index
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