Premorbid Activity Limitation Stages Are Associated With Posthospitalization Discharge Disposition

Ling Na1, Sean Hennessy, Dawei Xie

  • 1From the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (LN, SH, DX, QP, PLK, JEK, HRB); Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SH); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, California (DS); Borun Center, UCLA Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California (DS); RAND, Santa Monica, California (DS); and Geriatric Psychiatry Section of the Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (JES).

Summary

Premorbid activity limitation stages in older adults predict hospital discharge disposition. Higher limitations correlate with increased need for postacute care services, aiding in resource allocation for elderly Medicare beneficiaries.

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