Loss of Independence in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults Hospitalized with Medical Illnesses: Increased Vulnerability with Age

Covinsky, Kenneth E.; Palmer, Robert M.; Fortinsky, Richard H.; Counsell, Steven R.; Stewart, Anita L.; Kresevic, Denise; Burant, Christopher J.; Landefeld, C. Seth

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51152.x

articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyMar 26, 2003Closed access

Loss of Independence in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults Hospitalized with Medical Illnesses: Increased Vulnerability with Age

KEKenneth E. Covinsky RMRobert M. Palmer RHRichard H. Fortinsky SRSteven R. Counsell ALAnita L. Stewart

San Francisco VA Medical Center · University of California, San Francisco · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Objectives

To describe the changes in activities of daily living (ADL) function occurring before and after hospital admission in older people hospitalized with medical illness and to assess the effect of age on loss of ADL function.

Design

Prospective observational study.

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Topics

Keywords

Medicine
Activities of daily living
Toileting
Bathing
Hospital admission
Confounding
Observational study
Polypharmacy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

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