Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the functional effects of intervening illnesses and injuries, that is, events, in the year after major surgery.

Background

Intervening events have pronounced deleterious effects on functional status in older persons, but have not been carefully evaluated after major surgery.

Methods

From a cohort of 754 community-living persons, aged 70+ years, 317 admissions for major surgery were identified from 244 participants who were discharged from the hospital. Functional status (13 activities) and exposure to intervening hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and restricted activity were assessed each month. Comprehensive assessments (for covariates) were completed every 18 months.

Results

In the year after major surgery, exposure rat

SUBMITTER: Gill TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370041 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature