Impact of data source and time reference of functional status on hospital mortality prediction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study objective was to compare physical function documented in the medical records with interview data, and also to evaluate hospital mortality predictions using pre-admission and on-admission functional status derived from these two data sources.

Methods

A prospective cohort study of 1402 subjects aged 65 years and older to the general medicine department of an acute care hospital was conducted. Patient-reported pre-admission and on-admission functional status for impairment in any of the five activities of daily living (ADLs) items (feeding, dressing, grooming, toileting and bathing), transferring and walking, were compared with those extracted from the medical records. For the purpose of mortality prediction, pre-admission and on-admission impairment in tra

SUBMITTER: Tan WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3418212 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature