Prediction of Mobility Limitations after Hospitalization in Older Medical Patients by Simple Measures of Physical Performance Obtained at Admission to the Emergency Department.
OBJECTIVE:Mobility limitations relate to dependency in older adults. Identification of older patients with mobility limitations after hospital discharge may help stratify treatment and could potentially counteract dependency seen in older adults after hospitalization. We investigated the ability of...
Main Authors: | Ann Christine Bodilsen, Henrik Hedegaard Klausen, Janne Petersen, Nina Beyer, Ove Andersen, Lillian Mørch Jørgensen, Helle Gybel Juul-Larsen, Thomas Bandholm |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4873238?pdf=render |
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