Physical performance measures and hospital outcomes among Italian older adults: results from the CRIME project.

Emanuele Rocco VillaniDavide Liborio VetranoLaura FranzaAngelo CarfìVincenzo BrandiStefano VolpatoAndrea CorsonelloFabrizia LattanzioCarmelinda RuggieroGraziano OnderKatie Palmer

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2020)

Walking speed (WS) and grip strength (GS) are easy-to-assess predictors of length-of-stay, in-hospital and post-discharge death and should be incorporated in the standard assessment of hospitalized patients.

Keyphrases

physical activity
healthcare
acute care
quality improvement
emergency department