Factors Associated with Prolonged Hospital Stay in a Geriatric Ward of a University Hospital in Japan.

Authors :: Kojima, Taro
Akishita, Masahiro
Kameyama, Yumi
Yamaguchi, Kiyoshi
Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Eto, Masato
Ouchi, Yasuyoshi
Source :: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Jun2012, Vol. 60 Issue 6, p1190-1191. 2p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with research which investigated the factors associated with prolonged hospital stays in a geriatric ward in a university hospital in Japan.

Subjects :: *ACADEMIC medical centers
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DRUG side effects
*FRAIL elderly
*GERIATRICS
*HEALTH status indicators
*HOSPITAL care
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*REGRESSION analysis
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*STATISTICS
*T-test (Statistics)
*ACTIVITIES of daily living
*BODY mass index
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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