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Cognitive and Functional Impairment of Hospitalized Patients over 65 Years of Age

by
Mª José Calero-García
* and
Alfonso J. Cruz Lendínez
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Jaén. Campus Las Lagunillas. C.P.: 23071. Jaén (España)
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Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4(1), 5-18; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4010001
Submission received: 10 May 2013 / Revised: 24 June 2013 / Accepted: 18 September 2013 / Published: 18 September 2013
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Abstract

The first objective of this research is to establish and study how the different stages of cognitive impairment and the levels of dependence evolve in patients over 65 years of age, admitted to an acute care hospital, as well as the relationship between these factors and the different social and demographical variables. The results show that the level of dependence decreases suddenly at the time of admission and undergoes a slight recovery at the time of discharge. Although this recovery continues at home after discharge, patients do not get the same level of independence that they used to have before admission. In addition, significant differences in terms of age, marital status and education level were found. In general, our results show that elderly men over 80 years of age, without no education and widowers are more likely to suffer from severe cognitive impairment and be more functionally dependent when admitted to hospital.
Keywords: Cognitive impairment; functional dependence; hospitalization; aging Cognitive impairment; functional dependence; hospitalization; aging

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Calero-García, M.J.; Cruz Lendínez, A.J. Cognitive and Functional Impairment of Hospitalized Patients over 65 Years of Age. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4, 5-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4010001

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Calero-García MJ, Cruz Lendínez AJ. Cognitive and Functional Impairment of Hospitalized Patients over 65 Years of Age. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2014; 4(1):5-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4010001

Chicago/Turabian Style

Calero-García, Mª José, and Alfonso J. Cruz Lendínez. 2014. "Cognitive and Functional Impairment of Hospitalized Patients over 65 Years of Age" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 4, no. 1: 5-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4010001

APA Style

Calero-García, M. J., & Cruz Lendínez, A. J. (2014). Cognitive and Functional Impairment of Hospitalized Patients over 65 Years of Age. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 4(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4010001

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