Document Detail


Trajectories of Functional Change Among Long Stayers in Nursing Homes: Does Baseline Impairment Matter?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21436394     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study reports findings on functional change trajectories for long-stay residents by examining the effects of baseline medical conditions and functional status on changes in physical impairment across residents' length of stay (LOS). METHOD: A 5% sample of nursing home residents from Michigan from 1999 through 2003 was used to create longitudinal episodes of care including Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. Data were analyzed using hierarchical linear models. RESULTS: On average, physical impairment increases throughout a resident's stay and is more rapid later in the stay. Greater physical and cognitive impairment at baseline leads to increasing impairment for residents whereas presence of baseline medical conditions, including heart disease and hip fracture, leads to slower rates of impairment. DISCUSSION: Baseline functional status is critical to predicting changes in impairment while the impact of medical diagnoses is significant but weaker than the effect of baseline impairment.
Authors:
Jane Banaszak-Holl; Jersey Liang; Ana Quiñones; Christine Cigolle; I-Cha Lee; Lois M Verbrugge
Related Documents :
19811184 - Training of physicians for the twenty-first century: role of the basic sciences.
833894 - Medical aspects of sickle hemoglobin in military personnel.
21271454 - The introduction of a medical informatics course into a medical school curriculum.
21465674 - Nationwide trends in the medical care costs of privately insured patients with cystic f...
7561344 - In vivo wear of bipolar endoprosthesis.
8540234 - Utilization of expert consultants by poison centers in the united states.
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of aging and health     Volume:  -     ISSN:  0898-2643     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8912686     Medline TA:  J Aging Health     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Effect of Step Training and Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Functional Performance in Parkinson Pat...
Next Document:  Impact of infralimbic inputs on intercalated amygdala neurons: a biophysical modeling study.