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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
Exploring measures of functional dependence in the older adult with cancer
Julia A Goodwin1, Elizabeth Ann Coleman
1College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|January 17, 2004
Abstract:
An aging population and increased incidence of cancer in older adults indicate the need to assess functional status within cancer treatment planning. This type of assessment could affect decisions about treatment options, nursing interventions, and community services for elders with cancer.
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