A preliminary study of the hospital-admitted older patients in a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital.
Ceylon Med J
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2005 Mar; 50(1): 18-9
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-48553
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To provide reasons for admission, comorbidities, physical and psychosocial characteristics, and outcome of older patients admitted to hospital in Sri Lanka, and to assess adequacy of routine assessment.DESIGN:
Descriptive study.SETTING:
University Medical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka during 10 weeks commencing August 2003. PATIENTS All > or = 65 years admitted to the unit, excluding transfers for specialised management and direct admissions by consultants or clinics; 75 men and 75 women. MEASUREMENTS Vision, hearing and speech, tests for tendency to fall, basic activities of daily living (BADL), mood and cognition, body mass index and waist circumference.RESULTS:
Seventy three per cent and 40% had cognitive dysfunction and depression., 20% required assistance in > or = 5/9 BADL, 23% had unprovoked falls within past year, and 57% had a tendency to fall, 34% had < or =6/60 vision.CONCLUSIONS:
Falls, depression, cognitive dysfunction and severe visual impairment were present in substantial proportions, unidentified by routine assessment of older patients.
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Asunto principal:
Admisión del Paciente
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Sri Lanka
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Trastornos de la Visión
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Accidentes por Caídas
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Actividades Cotidianas
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Evaluación Geriátrica
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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