Feasibility of Measuring Frailty and Patient-Reported Outcomes During and After Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation

Functional status and quality of life are not routinely assessed after skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge. We determined feasibility of measuring frailty among adults ≥65 years admitted to SNF after hospitalization, and post-discharge outcomes. We calculated a frailty index (non-frail [≤0.25],...

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Main Authors: Sandra Shi MD, Ellen P. McCarthy PhD, Susan L. Mitchell MD, Dae Hyun Kim MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-08-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221116978