Predictors of mortality in a disabled and elderly population receiving domiciliarly based services
Engelsk titel: Predictors of mortality in a disabled and elderly population receiving domiciliarly based services
Författare:
Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 26
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 1957
Sammanfattning
Predictors of mortality were evaluated after a period of 26 months for 218 persons receiving domiciliary nursing and/or domiciliary assistance. They were living in Posio, a rural commune in northern Finland. Twenty-six (12%) persons died during the follow-up of 26 months. The predictions of mortality among long-term home-care patients seemed not to be the same as those of the institutionalized aged population. The findings warrant further research in this respect.