Abstract:
:Four hundred and fifty patients aged 75 years or older were followed up after discharge from an accident and emergency department. Forty-three per cent of all patients experienced some loss of functional independence. A small number, 5.6%, were readmitted to hospital within 14 days. This group were significantly less able to perform certain activities of daily living than those not readmitted. Attention to functional assessment by casualty staff may help to prevent readmission to hospital of this frail elderly group of patients.
journal_name
Age Ageingjournal_title
Age and ageingauthors
Rowland K,Maitra AK,Richardson DA,Hudson K,Woodhouse KWdoi
10.1093/ageing/19.6.415subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-11-01 00:00:00pages
415-8issue
6eissn
0002-0729issn
1468-2834journal_volume
19pub_type
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