One-year mortality among newly admitted older patients in a long-term care hospital in South Korea.
Australas J Ageing
; 37(3): 232-235, 2018 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-30028560
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Older Korean people's admission to long-term care (LTC) hospitals is increasing. This study aimed to investigate one-year mortality and related factors among older patients admitted to a LTC hospital.METHODS:
Medical records of 330 patients admitted to a LTC hospital in 2014 were reviewed. Factors related to death were identified using the Cox proportional hazards model.RESULTS:
About 35% of the patients died within a year, and their average length of survival was 42.3 (SD = 68.4) days. Predictors of mortality within one year were as follows cancer (hazard ratio (HR) = 3.04); aged 85 and older (HR = 2.61); dependency K-ADL ≥ 21 (HR = 2.14); male sex (HR = 1.95); respiratory disease (HR = 1.68); cognitive function (HR = 1.65); and abnormal serum sodium level (HR = 1.65).CONCLUSION:
At admission, proper assessment and planning for older patients at risk are beneficial to minimise negative consequences. The roles of LTC hospitals need further discussion.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
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Mortalidade Hospitalar
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Assistência de Longa Duração
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Hospitais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Australas J Ageing
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Coréia do Sul