Ageing trends in populations are common amongst most European countries. One of the consequences of this trend is the increase of hospitalisation of elderly patients. To better manage the elderly population hospitalisation, it is crucial to obtain a better understanding of this population's clinical and functional conditions and their hospitalisation outcome predictors. The present prospective observational cohort study aimed at studying the variables considered predictive of the length of stay, of destination at discharge, of re-hospitalisation, and of mortality at 6 months of elderly (age >64 years, N = 329) admitted to ten geriatric units, having different missions (e.g., cognitive impairment and dementia; movement disorders; bone fractures and immobilisation syndrome; or stroke), of the St. John of God Order during a 4-month-long index period.
Dagani, J., Ferrari, C., Boero, M., Geroldi, C., Giobbio, G., Maggi, P., Melegari, A., Sattin, G., Signorini, M., Volpe, D., Zanetti, O., De Girolamo, G., A prospective, multidimensional follow-up study of a geriatric hospitalised population: predictors of discharge and well-being, <<AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH>>, 2014; 25 (6): 691-701. [doi:10.1007/s40520-013-0153-3] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/66659]
A prospective, multidimensional follow-up study of a geriatric hospitalised population: predictors of discharge and well-being
De Girolamo, Giovanni
2013
Abstract
Ageing trends in populations are common amongst most European countries. One of the consequences of this trend is the increase of hospitalisation of elderly patients. To better manage the elderly population hospitalisation, it is crucial to obtain a better understanding of this population's clinical and functional conditions and their hospitalisation outcome predictors. The present prospective observational cohort study aimed at studying the variables considered predictive of the length of stay, of destination at discharge, of re-hospitalisation, and of mortality at 6 months of elderly (age >64 years, N = 329) admitted to ten geriatric units, having different missions (e.g., cognitive impairment and dementia; movement disorders; bone fractures and immobilisation syndrome; or stroke), of the St. John of God Order during a 4-month-long index period.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.