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Persistent Functional Decline Following Hospitalization with Influenza or Acute Respiratory Illness

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Influenza is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly for older adults. Persistent functional decline following hospitalization has important impacts on older adults' wellbeing and independence, but has been under‐studied… Click to show full abstract

Influenza is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly for older adults. Persistent functional decline following hospitalization has important impacts on older adults' wellbeing and independence, but has been under‐studied in relation to influenza. We aimed to investigate persistent functional change in older adults admitted to hospital with influenza and other acute respiratory illness (ARI).

Keywords: persistent functional; influenza acute; acute respiratory; decline following; functional decline; following hospitalization

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2020

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