John Wiley and Sons: Many Older Adults Hospitalized With the Flu Face Persistent Functional Decline
December 09, 2020
December 09, 2020
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release:
In a study of older adults admitted to the hospital with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses during the 2011-2012 flu season, functional decline was common--and for some, this decline was persistent and catastrophic. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Among the 925 patients included in the study, 8.4% died, and 18.2% exper . . .
In a study of older adults admitted to the hospital with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses during the 2011-2012 flu season, functional decline was common--and for some, this decline was persistent and catastrophic. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Among the 925 patients included in the study, 8.4% died, and 18.2% exper . . .