Cargando…

Does cognitive/physical screening in an outpatient setting predict institutionalization after hip fracture?

BACKGROUND: Institutionalization after hip fracture is a socio-economical burden. We examined the predictive value of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) for institutionalization after hip fracture to identify patients at risk for institutionalizat...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hongisto, Markus T., Nuotio, Maria, Luukkaala, Tiina, Väistö, Olli, Pihlajamäki, Harri K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27770800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1272-8