Functional Decline Predicts Emergency Department Use in Veterans With Dementia

Conclusions:
Functional status most strongly predicted ER use, highlighting the promise of home-based interventions to improve activities of daily living. Number of chronic conditions and caregiver-reported relationship strain are potential targets of intervention during discharge process.

Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - June 18, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ng, S., Morgan, R. O., Walder, A., Biswas, J., Bass, D. M., Judge, K. S., Snow, A. L., Wilson, N., Kunik, M. E. Tags: Current Topics in Research Source Type: research