Associations between health-related quality of life and physical function in older adults with or at risk of mobility disability after discharge from the hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To optimise the treatment for older adults after hospitalisation, thorough health status information is needed. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the associations between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and physical function in older adults with or at risk of mobility disability after hospital discharge.

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited 89 home-dwelling older people while inpatients within medical wards at a general hospital in Oslo, Norway. HRQOL [the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)] and physical function [the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)] were measured a median of 49 [interquartile range (IQR) 26-116] days after discharge. Simple linear regression analyses were conducted, and multivariable regression m

SUBMITTER: Sunde S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature