Functional decline in geriatric rehabilitation ward; is it ascribable to hospital acquired infection? A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In some European countries, including France, older patients with functional decline in acute units are transferred to geriatric rehabilitation units. Some patients may not benefit from their stay in a geriatric rehabilitation unit and paradoxically worsened their functional status. Previous prognostic models of functional decline are based on only baseline parameters. However, some events can occur during rehabilitation and modify the association between baseline parameters and rehabilitation performance such as heart failure episode, falls or hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The incidence of functional decline in these units and factors associated with this decline have not been clearly identified.

Methods

We used a prospective cohort of consecutive patients a

SUBMITTER: Laurent M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7597031 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature