Functional disability, cognitive impairment, and depression after hospitalization for pneumonia
OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to examine whether hospitalization for pneumonia is
associated with functional decline, cognitive impairment, and depression, and to compare
this impairment with that seen after known disabling conditions, such as myocardial
infarction or stroke. METHODS: We used data from a prospective cohort of 1434 adults aged
more than 50 years who survived 1711 hospitalizations for pneumonia, myocardial
infarction, or stroke drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (1998-2010). Main …
associated with functional decline, cognitive impairment, and depression, and to compare
this impairment with that seen after known disabling conditions, such as myocardial
infarction or stroke. METHODS: We used data from a prospective cohort of 1434 adults aged
more than 50 years who survived 1711 hospitalizations for pneumonia, myocardial
infarction, or stroke drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (1998-2010). Main …
