Impact of Geriatrician-performed Comprehensive Geriatric Care on Medication Use and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Referred to a Non-hospital Based Rehabilitation Unit

People aged ≥65 years occupy approximately two thirds of medical beds in hospitals1. The worldwide reduction in length of in-hospital stay means that in the future, most rehabilitation of frail older adults after acute hospital care will occur in outpatient community settings. Non-hospital based community reh abilitation units in Denmark offer older adults an opportunity to improve function in order to reduce re-hospitalization and institutionalization. Within this context, these frail older adults may be candidates for an outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment2.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research