Impaired chair-to-bed transfer ability leads to longer hospital stays among elderly patients

Impaired chair-to-bed transfer ability leads to longer hospital stays among elderly patients

Abstract Background The study objectives were to identify the main predictive factors for long hospital stays and to propose new and improved methods of risk assessment. Methods This prospective cohort study was conducted in the clinics and surgical wards of a tertiary hospital and involved 523 elde...

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Main Authors: Milene Silva Ferreira, Fabio Gazelato de Melo Franco, Patrícia Silveira Rodrigues, Vanessa Maria da Silva de Poli Correa, Sonia Teresa Gaidzakian Akopian, Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Raphael Mendes Ritti Dias, Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo, Carolina Nunes França, José Antonio Maluf de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Elderly
Length of stay
Predicting model
Predictors
Rehabilitation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1104-4

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