Functional Trajectories in Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home with Disability After an Acute Hospitalization
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Functional Trajectories in Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home with Disability After an Acute Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2008, 57: 195-201. PMID: 19170778, PMCID: PMC2676348, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02107.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionAcute hospitalizationNursing homesOlder personsHome admissionFunctional trajectoriesFirst nursing home admissionProspective cohort studyCommunity-living personsMonthly telephone interviewsContinuous disabilityCohort studyMedian timePoor outcomeHospitalizationDaily livingPremorbid levelTelephone interviewsAdmissionDisabilityMonthsAdditional researchParticipantsAnalytical sampleNew Haven