Gait Speed rather than Dynapenia Is a Simple Indicator for Complex Care Needs: A Cross-sectional Study Using Minimum Data Set

Abstract The impact of dynapenia on the complexity of care for residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) remains unclear. The present study evaluated associations between dynapenia, care problems and care complexity in 504 residents of Veterans Care Homes (VCHs) in Taiwan. Subjects with dynapeni...

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Main Authors: Tzu-Ya Huang, Chih-Kuang Liang, Hsiu-Chu Shen, Hon-I Chen, Mei-Chen Liao, Ming-Yueh Chou, Yu-Te Lin, Liang-Kung Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08791-4