Impact of physical frailty on the clinical outcomes of older patients hospitalized for pneumonia

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AIM: This study aimed to assess the association between physical frailty and clinical outcomes among older patients hospitalized for pneumonia.

METHODS: This study examined 852 consecutive patients hospitalized for pneumonia between October 2018 and September 2020. Patients who were <65 years old, scheduled for admission, did not receive inpatient rehabilitation, or died during admission were excluded. A short physical performance battery (SPPB) test was performed by physical therapists upon discharge. The primary outcome measure was a composite endpoint of readmission or mortality due to any cause within 6 months of discharge.

RESULTS: In total, 521 patients (median age, 80 years; interquartile range, 74-86 years) were included in the analyses, and were divided into the following two groups: robust group with SPPB scores >9 (n = 150), and physical frailty group with SPPB scores ≤9 (n = 371). Of these, 346 (66.4%) patients were men; and the median SPPB score was 6 (interquartile range, 1-10). During the median follow-up period of 53 days (interquartile range, 4-180 days), 92 (17.6%) patients were readmitted and 25 (4.8%) patients died. Patients with physical frailty were at an increased risk for the primary endpoint (hazard ratio, 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.44-3.41; P < 0.001); the risk remained significant after adjusting for multiple variables (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.70; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-2.74; P = 0.028).

CONCLUSIONS: Among older patients with pneumonia, physical frailty status at discharge was an independent risk factor for readmission and mortality within 6 months after initial discharge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 926-931.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Geriatrics & gerontology international - 21(2021), 10 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 926-931

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yamada, Kanji [VerfasserIn]
Iwata, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Tachikawa, Ryo [VerfasserIn]
Yoshimura, Yoshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Kanejima, Yuji [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Akio [VerfasserIn]
Ono, Kumiko [VerfasserIn]
Honda, Akihiro [VerfasserIn]
Kohara, Nobuo [VerfasserIn]
Tomii, Keisuke [VerfasserIn]
Ishikawa, Akira [VerfasserIn]
Kitai, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activities of daily living
Elderly frail
Journal Article
Mortality
Patient readmission
Pneumonia

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.10.2021

Date Revised 05.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ggi.14262

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329338757