PMID: 6537957Feb 1, 1984Paper

Causes for hospitalization of nursing home residents: the role of infection

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
P W IrvineK Crossley

Abstract

Little is known about specific clinical conditions that lead to hospitalization of nursing home patients. To explore this, the authors examined the hospitalizations of 128 nursing home residents and compared them with hospitalizations of 320 patients from the outpatient clinic. Hospitalized nursing home patients were older, were admitted to medical services more frequently, and had more nonspecific complaints on admission. Nursing home patients were hospitalized most frequently for diseases of the circulatory system (16 per cent), respiratory system (14 per cent), and genitourinary system (12 per cent); clinic patients, for diseases of the circulatory system (25 per cent) and nervous system (10 per cent), neoplasms (10 per cent), and signs and symptoms of ill-defined conditions (10 per cent). The most frequent causes of hospitalization for all patients were diseases of the circulatory system (23 per cent), nervous system (10 per cent), and neoplasms (10 per cent). Among patients from the nursing home, infections caused substantially more admissions (27 per cent) than among patients originating from clinic (12 per cent; P less than 0.001). These findings disclose an important opportunity to reduce health care costs and enhance q...Continue Reading

References

Aug 1, 1982·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·A J StarkB McCashin
Mar 1, 1983·Annals of Internal Medicine·E L Schneider
Jan 1, 1982·Journal of Chronic Diseases·S R GambertR A Rabinovitch
Sep 24, 1981·The New England Journal of Medicine·R A GaribaldiS Matsumiya
Mar 12, 1981·The New England Journal of Medicine·K SteelJ Anderson
Jan 12, 1980·American Journal of Infection Control·M H Magnussen, S S Robb

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 1, 2011·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·Shubing Cai, Helena Temkin-Greener
Jan 5, 2011·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·Liang-Kung ChenShinn-Jang Hwang
Aug 8, 2015·The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine·Chih-Chung ShiaoZen-Yong Chen
Jul 1, 1993·Journal of Gerontological Nursing·M M Jackson, K Schafer
Sep 1, 1991·Geriatric Nursing·L SchoemickT Beam
Nov 9, 2005·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Jay MagazinerUNKNOWN Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group
Aug 2, 2003·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Kenneth S Boockvar, Mark S Lachs
Mar 1, 1985·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·L H AikenC R Buck
Jul 1, 1985·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·D W JahnigenP DeVore
Aug 1, 1985·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·P A GabowD C Lezotte
Feb 1, 1988·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J G ZimmerB Brodows
Aug 1, 1987·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·D C NormanM Cantrell
Oct 1, 1986·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J G ZimmerN M Watson
Feb 9, 1999·American Journal of Infection Control·H AhlbrechtD R Guay
Jun 1, 1990·American Journal of Infection Control·C Jacobson, L J Strausbaugh
Aug 1, 1991·American Journal of Infection Control·S B DarnowskiA E Simor
Aug 1, 1991·American Journal of Infection Control·P W Smith, P G Rusnak
Jun 5, 2004·Clinics in Laboratory Medicine·Andrea M HujerRobert A Bonomo
Jun 2, 2009·Acta Tropica·Laura Davison MangilliClaudia Regina Furquim de Andrade
Oct 31, 2006·The American Journal of Medicine·Alana E CohenDarren R Linkin
Nov 11, 1991·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J MagazinerJ W Warren
Oct 1, 1991·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J W WarrenS M Speedie
Apr 1, 1996·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J G OuslanderS Fingold
Jul 1, 1995·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J G OuslanderJ Schnelle
Mar 1, 1997·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·T R Fried, V Mor
Mar 1, 1995·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J G OuslanderJ F Schnelle
Mar 1, 1995·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·J DegelauM G Luxenberg
Nov 5, 1999·The Journal of Hospital Infection·M YatesN Pendleton
Jun 17, 2003·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·Amy B Jessop, Alice J Hausman
Jul 12, 2003·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·Blair Capitano, David P Nicolau
Oct 14, 2011·Nursing Research and Practice·Kjell KrügerJonn Terje Geitung
Feb 24, 2001·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·D W BentleyT T Yoshikawa
Dec 3, 1998·Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·C MaddenJ Busby-Whitehead
Jan 1, 2010·Nutrition Reviews·Junaidah B BarnettSimin N Meydani
Oct 6, 2000·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·D W BentleyUNKNOWN Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Feb 1, 2003·The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences·Ellen F BinderDavid R Mehr
Apr 20, 2001·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·L E Nicolle, UNKNOWN SHEA Long-Term-Care-Committee
Dec 2, 1999·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·B A Goldrick
Nov 18, 2000·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·L J Strausbaugh, C L Joseph
Feb 1, 1996·The Urologic Clinics of North America·S J Childs, R J Egan
Mar 23, 1990·The American Journal of Medicine·S R Jones
May 1, 1992·Journal of General Internal Medicine·P Starer, L S Libow
Apr 1, 1995·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·S A al-ShammariJ M Hamad
Jun 19, 2003·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·D W BentleyT T Yoshikawa

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.