Decreasing hospital length of stay:effects on daily functioning in older adults

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of decreasing hospital length of stay (HLOS) on change in functioning from prehospital admission to posthospital discharge in older cohorts. DESIGN: Cohort-sequential design. SETTING: Nationwide, older population-based Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA). PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged 68 and older with any hospital admission according to national medical registry data: two 10-year age groups (68-77 (younger-old) and 78-87 (older-old)) in two periods (1996-99 (Period 1) and 2006-09 (Period 2)) (N = 1,212). MEASUREMENTS: HLOS was the main independent var... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van Vliet, Majogé
Huisman, Martijn
Deeg, Dorly J H
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: van Vliet , M , Huisman , M & Deeg , D J H 2017 , ' Decreasing hospital length of stay : effects on daily functioning in older adults ' , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , vol. 65 , no. 6 , pp. 1214-1221 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14767
Schlagwörter: Activities of Daily Living / Aged / Aging / Geriatric Assessment / Hospitalization / Humans / Journal Article / Length of Stay / Longitudinal Studies / Mortality / Netherlands / Risk Factors / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Sprache: Englisch
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