Integrated approach to prevent functional decline in hospitalized elderly: the Prevention and Reactivation Care Program (PReCaP)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hospital related functional decline in older patients is an underestimated problem. Thirty-five procent of 70-year old patients experience functional decline during hospital admission in comparison with pre-illness baseline. This per...

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Main Authors: de Vos Annemarie JBM, Asmus-Szepesi Kirsten JE, Bakker Ton JEM, de Vreede Paul L, van Wijngaarden Jeroen DH, Steyerberg Ewout W, Mackenbach Johan P, Nieboer Anna P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/7