Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · May 2016
Delirium among elderly patients admitted to a post-acute care facility and 3-months outcome.
To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of delirium in an extended care unit, the persistence of delirium and 3-month outcome. ⋯ Delirium in post-acute convalescence units is highly prevalent and persistent. It is associated with poor functional recovery, higher nursing home placement and unplanned hospital admission. These findings reinforce the necessity to implement a program to prevent, early detect and treat delirium in elderly patients admitted to post-acute care units. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 586-592.
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · May 2016
Effect of a postoperative outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program on physical activity in patients who underwent pulmonary resection for lung cancer.
Physical activity (PA) has been associated with an improvement in survival for individuals with cancer. However, little is known about the effect of postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation on PA after lobectomy in patients with lung cancer. The present study investigated the effect of outpatient rehabilitation on PA in patients with cancer after lung resection. ⋯ Two months after lung resection surgery, patients had not recovered to the preoperative PAL. However, compared with the control group, there was an improvement in the postoperative PAL in patients, including older patients, who underwent outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 550-555.