Gait Speed and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults After Hospitalization: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study.
Juraj SprungMariana LaportaDavid S KnopmanRonald C PetersenMichelle M MielkeToby N WeingartenMaria VassilakiDavid P MartinPhillip J SchulteAndrew C HansonDarrell R SchroederPrashanthi VemuriDavid O WarnerPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
Hospitalization of older adults is associated with accelerated long-term decline in GS and functional limitations, especially after nonelective admissions and those for medical indications. However, for most well-functioning participants, these changes have little clinical significance.