Impact of a new assessment system, the MDS-HC, on function and hospitalization of homebound older people: a controlled clinical trial

Francesco Luigi Landi, Graziano Onder, E Tua, B Carrara, G Zuccalá, Giovanni Gambassi, Pierugo Carbonin, Roberto Bernabei

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Abstract

To evaluate the impact of a new assessment system, the Minimum Data Set for Home Care (MDS-HC), on the functional status and hospitalization rates of frail, community-dwelling older people.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1288-1293
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume49
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Frail Elderly
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Home Care Services
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Statistics, Nonparametric

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