The association between patients' cognitive status and rehabilitation outcome in a geriatric day hospital

Hershkovitz, Avital; Brill, Shai

doi:10.1080/09638280600787096

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The association between patients' cognitive status and rehabilitation outcome in a geriatric day hospital

Published in Disability and Rehabilitation • Sep 19, 2006

Authors:

Avital Hershkovitz

Shai Brill

Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess whether and to what extent cognitive status affects functional gain in mobility and extended activities of daily living (ADL) in patients admitted to a geriatric day hospital. METHODS: During 2003, 135 older patients admitted to a rehabilitation day hospital were evaluated by the ...

Subject

Functional Independence Measure

Activities of daily living

Rehabilitation

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