Functioning of older people patients hospitalized in the medical clinic
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p73-89Keywords:
Activities of Daily Living, Hospitalization, Health of the Elderly.Abstract
To analyze the functional status of elderly hospitalized patients at General Hospital of the State Public Service of São Paulo. This cross-sectional study, included 100 admissions of patients aged 60 years and older, were evaluated within 24 hours of admission. The following variables were assessed: sociodemographic and clinical-functional. The older people with advancing age and clinic and functional decline are partially dependent to perform instrumental activities of daily living.
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2018-06-30
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Souza, D. G. R. de, Doná, F., Dias, V. da N., Maia, D. A. dos R., Lemos, N. de F. D., & Gazzola, J. M. (2018). Functioning of older people patients hospitalized in the medical clinic. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(2), 73–89. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p73-89
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