Issues in Aging - Deconditioning
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Death by Bed Rest
Mindy Fain, MD
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Elderly Develop Disabilities After Restricted Activity, Hospitalization
Hospitalization and restricted activity can lead to disability among elderly
Review Articles
de Morton, N. A., Keating, J. L., & Jeffs, K. (2007). Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), (1)(1), CD005955
Gill, T. M., Allore, H. G., Holford, T. R., and Guo, Z. 2004). Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons. JAMA, 29 2(17), 2115 - 2124
Killewich, L. A. (2006). Strategies to minimize postoperative deconditioning in elderly surgical patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 203(5), 735-745
The Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics has been established through a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.