Rowland K, Maitra A K, Richardson D A, Hudson K, Woodhouse K W
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Age Ageing. 1990 Nov;19(6):415-8. doi: 10.1093/ageing/19.6.415.
Four hundred and fifty patients aged 75 years or older were followed up after discharge from an accident and emergency department. Forty-three per cent of all patients experienced some loss of functional independence. A small number, 5.6%, were readmitted to hospital within 14 days. This group were significantly less able to perform certain activities of daily living than those not readmitted. Attention to functional assessment by casualty staff may help to prevent readmission to hospital of this frail elderly group of patients.
450名75岁及以上的患者在从急诊部出院后接受了随访。所有患者中有43%出现了一定程度的功能独立性丧失。少数患者（5.6%）在14天内再次入院。与未再次入院的患者相比，这组患者进行某些日常生活活动的能力明显较差。急诊工作人员重视功能评估可能有助于防止这一脆弱老年患者群体再次入院。
