Functional independence of long-living elderly at hospital admission
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Functional Independence of Long-living Elderly at Hospital Admission1
The aim of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to assess the functional independence of long-living elderly at the time of hospitalization. The study was conducted in two teaching hospitals, in the period between January and June of 2011, with 116 long-living elderly. The Functional Independence Measure Scale was applied for data collection and data analyses were performed using descrip...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0104-0707
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072014001500013