Mobility and cognition at admission to the nursing home – a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Earlier studies show that the main reasons for admission to long-term nursing home care are cognitive impairment and functional impairments of activities of daily life. However, descriptive evidence of mobility is scant. The aims of this study were to describe mobility at admissi...

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Main Authors: Karen Sverdrup, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, Irene Røen, Øyvind Kirkevold, Gro Gujord Tangen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0724-4