Educational disadvantage impairs functional recovery after hospitalization in older persons
Chaudhry SI, Friedkin RJ, Horwitz RI, Inouye SK. Educational disadvantage impairs functional recovery after hospitalization in older persons. The American Journal Of Medicine 2004, 117: 650-656. PMID: 15501202, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor functional recoveryImpairs functional recoveryFunctional recoveryLower educationBaseline impairmentOlder personsPoor self-rated healthDaily living scoreImpairment of activitiesSelf-rated healthLow educational levelClinical factorsIndependent predictorsLiving scoreHigh comorbidityDaily livingHospitalizationCognitive impairmentOlder adultsImpairmentPoor recoveryMonthsEducational levelSocial supportSignificant relation