[Functional impairment in elderly patients hospitalised in an Internal Medicine unit]. / Deterioro de la capacidad funcional en pacientes ancianos ingresados en un Servicio de Medicina Interna.
An Med Interna
; 22(3): 130-2, 2005 Mar.
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To determine the functional status in elderly patients after a hospitalisation in an Internal Medicine unit. We prospectively studied patients aged 80 or above hospitalised in the Hospital Provincial de Ciudad Real in an Internal Medicine unit, between February and July, 2003. The functional status was determined by Barthel Index. We examined 206 patients (77.4%). They showed a previous Barthel Index of 70.9; one of 48.9 in the hospitalisation stage and one of 58.6 when discharged (p<0.001). We noticed a Barthel Index when discharged which was lower than the previous Barthel one in 73.8% patients. Hospitalisation implies a great functional impairment in the functional status elderly patients. It would be convenient, therefore, to identify the risk factors to be able to set some guidelines for a preventive model.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actividades Cotidianas
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Indicadores de Salud
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
An Med Interna
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
España