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Recent functional decline and outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge: A cohort study
Abstract
Background: Functional decline is common following acute hospitalization and is associated with hospital readmission, institutionalization, and mortality. Early physician follow-up has the potential to prevent poor outcomes and is integral to high-quality transitional care. Our study sought to determine whether functional decline was associated with post-discharge follow-up and whether this association changed following COVID-19, given that …
Authors
Bogler O; Kirkwood D; Austin PC; Jones A; Sinn C-LJ; Okrainec K; Costa A; Lapointe-Shaw L
DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-2773743/v1
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