Assessment of Pneumonia in Older Adults: Effect of Functional Status

OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the effect of preadmission functional status on severity of pneumonia, length of hospital stay (LOS), and all‐cause 30‐day and 1‐year mortality of adults aged 60 and older and to understand the effect of pneumonia on short‐term functional impairment. DESIGN: Prospective cohort s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2006-07, Vol.54 (7), p.1062-1067
Hauptverfasser:	Mody, Lona, Sun, Rongjun, Bradley, Suzanne F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Assessment Biological and medical sciences Comorbidity Female functional assessment Functional status General aspects Geriatric Assessment Geriatrics Hospital Mortality Hospitalization Humans Length of Stay Male Medical sciences Odds Ratio older adults Older people Pneumonia Pneumonia - diagnostic imaging Pneumonia - epidemiology Pneumonia - mortality Prospective Studies Radiography Studies
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