The sequelae of hospitalization for ischemic stroke among older adults
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Elderly people who have been hospitalized for ischemic stroke appear to have a higher mortality rate, higher subsequent hospitalization rate, and lower functional ability than those hospitalized for other reasons. Researchers evaluated 6,071 people 70 years of age or older. Death during the subsequent eight years was 3.7 times more common in patients with a stroke history than in those who had been hospitalized with other diagnoses. Stroke patients were also more likely to have impaired function in daily activities and impaired ability to walk, stand, stoop, or carry 25 pounds.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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Gender differences in the sequelae of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction among older adults
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Complications and death from an episode of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a heart attack, are more likely in older women than in older men. Among 357 hospitalized AMI cases, the risk of death was higher for women than for men. In addition, older women tended to stay longer in the hospital and at higher costs than their male counterparts. This sex difference warrants better preventive efforts and treatment tailored for women.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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Beliefs concerning death, dying, and hastening death among older, functionally impaired Dutch adults: a one-year longitudinal study
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Fears of death and hastened death are connected to both health and mental status among elderly, disabled Dutch adults. Health status was defined by functional impairments and chronic conditions, and mental status was defined by sociocultural values and levels of anxiety and depression. While fear of death was primarily correlated to physical health, fear of hastened death was directly linked to religious values.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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