Frailty and risk of re-hospitalisation and mortality for aged care residents following a fall injury hospitalisation.

Rebecca J MitchellHsuen P TingBrian DraperJacqueline CloseLara A HarveyHenry BrodatyTimothy R DriscollJeffrey Braithwaite

Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2020)

Frailty is an important prognostic factor associated with readmission for residents of aged care hospitalised for a fall injury. Frailty screening could assist to identify people at a high risk of re-hospitalisation following a fall injury.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
healthcare
palliative care
community dwelling
quality improvement
pain management
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
chronic pain