Malnutrition in subacute care

Subacute care and rehabilitation.

Subacute and rehabilitation services are likely to play an increasingly important role in the health and long-term care systems, as population ageing increases the prevalence of chronic disease and disability. The role and scope of these services is difficult to assess in the Australian context due to the paucity of standardised definitions and administrative reporting systems. This paper appra...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Iran

Relationship between frailty and discharge outcomes in subacute care.

AIMS To determine whether level of frailty can predict length of stay, discharge destination, level of participation in physiotherapy, and degree of physical improvement with physiotherapy in older, subacute hospital patients. METHOD The Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) was administered to 75 older people in a subacute hospital setting. Relationships between EFS score and a range of other measures,...

intake of dietary supplements and malnutrition in patients in intensive care unit

background: malnutrition is prevalent among patients hospitalized in intensive care units (icus) and causes various complications. dietary supplementation to provide appropriate nutritional support may reduce the malnutrition and complications through improvement in nutritional status. this study was carried out to assess the association between dietary supplementation and malnutrition among pa...

Subacute providers offer the flexibility managed care organizations seek.

P roviders of subacute care services face myriad oppor tun i t i e s in today ' s healthcare environment. But to take full advantage of these opportunities, they will have to take steps such as strategically positioning themselves in the continuum of care, finding their managed care niche, and providing payers with measurable outcomes. Healthcare experts addressed these issues at the Subacute S...