RECENT WEIGHT-LOSS IS RELATED TO SHORT-TERM MORTALITY IN NURSING-HOMES

被引：34

作者：

MURDEN, RA

AINSLIE, NK

机构：

[1] The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

[2] Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

[3] Division of General Internal Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, Room 4510 UHC

来源：

JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1994年 / 9卷 / 11期

关键词：

WEIGHT LOSS; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; ELDERLY;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02600311

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A two-year review of weight changes and mortality in nursing home residents was completed. Factors examined included age, gender, principal diagnosis, cause of death, and amount and duration of weight loss before death. A 10% loss of body weight over a six-month interval strongly predicted mortality in the ensuing six months, with sensitivity 0.60, specificity 0.91, positive predictive value 0.62, and negative predictive value 0.90. Diagnosis and cause of death did not appear to influence this relationship. Routine weight measurements may be useful as predictors of six-month survival in certain nursing home residents.

引用

页码：648 / 650

页数：3

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