Early Commencement of Oral Intake and Physical Function are Associated with Early Hospital Discharge with Oral Intake in Hospitalized Elderly Individuals with Pneumonia.

Authors :: Koyama, Tamami
Maeda, Keisuke
Anzai, Hideaki
Koganei, Yutaka
Shamoto, Hiroshi
Wakabayashi, Hidetaka
Source :: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Oct2015, Vol. 63 Issue 10, p2183-2185. 0p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: A letter to the editor is presented in response to research on the hospitalization of elderly individuals with pneumonia.

Subjects :: *HOSPITAL care of older people
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DEGLUTITION disorders
*HOSPITAL admission & discharge
*INGESTION
*LIFE skills
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PNEUMONIA
*TIME
*PROPORTIONAL hazards models
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*SEVERITY of illness index
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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