Living alone as an independent predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and non-home discharge in older patients

Eur J Intern Med. 2018 Nov:57:25-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.06.014. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

Authors

P Agosti¹, M Tettamanti², F S Vella³, P Suppressa³, L Pasina², C Franchi², A Nobili², P M Mannucci⁴, C Sabbà³; REPOSI Investigators

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Milan, Italy.
³ Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
⁴ Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 29934241
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.06.014

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Italy
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
Logistic Models
Male
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Registries
Social Isolation*