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- Title
Use of an ambulation assistive device predicts functional decline associated with hospitalization.
- Authors
Mahoney, J E; Sager, M A; Jalaluddin, M
- Abstract
Loss of functional independence occurs frequently with hospitalization. In community-dwelling elders, lower extremity disability is an important predictor of functional loss. Ambulation assistive devices (canes, walkers), as markers of lower extremity disability, may predict functional decline associated with hospitalization, but this has not been evaluated previously. We sought to determine the association of mobility impairment, as indicated by cane or walker use prehospitalization, with adverse outcomes at hospital discharge and 3 months post discharge.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 1999, Vol 54, Issue 2, pM83
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/54.2.m83