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Three month follow-up of patients discharged from a geriatric day hospital
Author(s)Marlyn Malone, Amanda Hill, Geoff Smith
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 31, no 6, November 2002
Pagespp 471-476
KeywordsSelf care capacity ; Mobility ; Discharged patients ; Drugs ; Evaluation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada.
AnnotationGeriatric day hospitals are difficult to evaluate and their effectiveness is controversial. In this Vancouver based programme, mobility significantly improved between admission and discharge, but functional status did not. However, improvements in mobility were lost at three months post-discharge from the programme. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-021216243 A
ClassmarkCA: C4: LFD: LLD: 4C: 3J: 7S

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