Risk factors for decreased walking ability in hospitalized patients with aspiration pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the factors that influence walking ability in patients hospitalized due to aspiration pneumonia.

Methods

This retrospective observational study evaluated patients hospitalized with aspiration pneumonia. The primary endpoint was preservation of walking ability. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed with the preservation of walking ability as the dependent variable.

Results

A total of 143 patients were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into two groups: those whose walking ability decreased after hospitalization (n = 61) and those whose walking ability was maintained after hospitalization (n = 82). Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that A-DROP (odds ratio [OR] 3.006; 95%

SUBMITTER: Yanagita Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084548 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature