Factors associated with functional impairment of elderly patients in the emergency departments

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the functional capacity of elderly patients in the emergency department as to Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 200 elderly patients admitted to the emergency department of a teaching hospital in São Paulo (SP), Bra...

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Main Authors: Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Julieth Santana Silva Lage, Cássia Regina Vancini-Campanharo, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Ruth Ester Assayag Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000200007&lng=en&tlng=en