Factors associated with hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia in home health care patients in Taiwan.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results revealed risk factors associated with hospitalization for CAP in HHC patients. In addition to chronic diseases, malnutrition is an important risk factor. Caregivers should make prompt assessments and take preventive measures for such patients.
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Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 13, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lin CJ, Chang YC, Tsou MT, Chan HL, Chen YJ, Hwang LC Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research