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To characterize older acute medical inpatients and determine the clinical, cognitive, and functional factors linked to prolonged hospital stays beyond medical readiness for discharge.

March 9, 2015Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology internationalOpen Access

Prevalence of and factors associated with prolonged length of stay in older hospitalized medical patients

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To characterize older acute medical inpatients and determine the clinical, cognitive, and functional factors linked to prolonged hospital stays beyond medical readiness for discharge.
Prospective observational study of 1,568 consecutive patients aged ≥65 years admitted to acute geriatric and medical wards.
Conducted comprehensive geriatric assessments evaluating functional status, cognitive impairment, frailty, and comorbidity, tracking discharge dates relative to physician-determined medical clearance.
Delayed discharge occurred in 442 patients (28.2%), causing 2,637 days of prolonged hospitalization across the entire cohort.
In the total sample, delayed discharge was independently associated with cognitive impairment (OR 1.12) and functional dependence (OR 1.49).
Among patients admitted from home (approx. 90% of the cohort), inappropriate hospital admission was the strongest independent predictor of delayed discharge (OR 3.39).

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Prospective observational study reveals factors driving delayed discharge in older hospitalized medical patients, highlighting the impact of functional dependence.

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Bo et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e04a04d9a7e00d75caa5f https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12471

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Prospective observational study reveals factors driving delayed discharge in older hospitalized medical patients, highlighting the impact of functional dependence.

Prevalence of and factors associated with prolonged length of stay in older hospitalized medical patients

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Prevalence of and factors associated with prolonged length of stay in older hospitalized medical patients

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