RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute hospital care of the elderly: minimizing the risk of functional decline
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 117
OP 128
VO 62
IS 2
A1 Palmer, Robert M.
YR 1995
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/2/117.abstract
AB CLINICAL ISSUES Between 25% and 60% of older patients in the hospital undergoing care for an acute illness risk some loss of independent physical function. This loss may lead to prolonged hospital stay, nursing-home placement, or death. The risk of functional decline is related to the hospital environment, as well as to the physical frailty of the patient, disease severity, and cognitive impairment.