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| Poor mental and physical health differentially contributes to disability in hospitalized geriatric patients of different ages | | Author(s) | Alessandra Marengoni, Hedda Aguero-Torres, Stefania Cossi |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 27-34 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | In-patients ; Mental disorder ; Ill health ; Physical disabilities ; Depression ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Italy. |
| Annotation | Functional impairment is extremely high in older people, especially those who are admitted to acute hospital care. Several studies have shown independent associations between comorbidity, cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms and disability in older people. This study examined 830 patients aged 65+ admitted to an acute care geriatric ward in Brescia, Italy. Prevalence of functional disability (defined as need of physical assistance in at least one of the basic activities of daily living, ADLs) at discharge was 29.3% for those aged 65-74 and 55.2% for those aged 75+. Depressive symptoms, comorbidity and cognitive impairment often coexist, interact and are differentially associated with function depending on age. Considering that depressive symptoms are a modifiable problem, their detection in hospital settings may help clinicians in targeting those at high risk of functional disability. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040303212 A |
| Classmark | LF7: E: CH: BN: ENR: DA: 4C: 3J: 76V |
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