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Canadian Study: Mobility As Survival Predictor

Wed, 12/13/2000 - 1:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The new issue of Chronic Diseases in Canada (CDIC) contains a study of the elements of mobility that predict the survival of elderly patients with dementia difficulty. The study found that difficulty in dressing and getting about were important prognostic factors. A history of falls was also found to predict poor survival, as well as poor motor strength and inability to perform the examination to assess gait function.

The new issue of Chronic Diseases in Canada (CDIC) contains a study of the elements of mobility that predict the survival of elderly patients with dementia difficulty. The study found that difficulty in dressing and getting about were important prognostic factors. A history of falls was also found to predict poor survival, as well as poor motor strength and inability to perform the examination to assess gait function.