L Snow MSc, BSc(Hons), M Walker MBBS(Syd), FRACGP, Dip RACOG, Dip Paed (UNSW), M Ahern MHP, BA, RN, E O’Brien MHP, BN, Dc Saltman MD, BS, FRACGP, FAFPHM
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Abstract Functional status indicators have been proposed as instruments to aid health service planning for patients. This study examines functional status at three points surrounding an acute health episode: admission, discharge and 3 months post discharge from a community hospital. The aim of the study is to determine the most appropriate time to measure functional status to assist health service planning. A longitudinal cohort study was conducted at Manly Hospital, Australia. Four hundred patients aged 65 years and over representing a 10% random sample of all hospital admissions in a 10-month period were interviewed on admission, discharge and 3 months post discharge. Repeated measure multiple analysis of variance identified a decline in functional status between admission and discharge. At 3 months post discharge functional status had improved to levels higher than admission. Functional status assessment at discharge can assist consumers, clinicians, health planners and health insurers to make effective decisions to maximize health outcomes.
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