TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Associated with Early Demise in Nursing Home Residents
T2 - A Case Control Study
AU - Lichtenstein, Michael J.
AU - Federspiel, Charles F.
AU - Schaffner, William
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1985/5
Y1 - 1985/5
N2 - A case‐control study was performed to identify factors differentiating nursing home residents who die within 12 months of admission (decedents) and those who survive for at least four years (survivors). Using Tennessee Medicaid data, 49 decedent/survival pairs admitted during the same year were matched for age, race, sex, nursing home, and diagnosis. There were no significant differences between the decedent and survivor groups in demographic factors, sensory impairments, physical handicaps, or number of drugs prescribed. Assessments of the ability to perform activities of daily living were found to be strongly associated with survival, providing a valuable prognostic tool. The authors suggest that personnel providing care for patients of advanced age would benefit from instruction in making such assessments 1985 The American Geriatrics Society
AB - A case‐control study was performed to identify factors differentiating nursing home residents who die within 12 months of admission (decedents) and those who survive for at least four years (survivors). Using Tennessee Medicaid data, 49 decedent/survival pairs admitted during the same year were matched for age, race, sex, nursing home, and diagnosis. There were no significant differences between the decedent and survivor groups in demographic factors, sensory impairments, physical handicaps, or number of drugs prescribed. Assessments of the ability to perform activities of daily living were found to be strongly associated with survival, providing a valuable prognostic tool. The authors suggest that personnel providing care for patients of advanced age would benefit from instruction in making such assessments 1985 The American Geriatrics Society
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021829034&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0021829034&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1985.tb07129.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1985.tb07129.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3989195
AN - SCOPUS:0021829034
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 33
SP - 315
EP - 319
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 5
ER -