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Performance-Based Functional Assessment in Older Hospitalized Patients: Feasibility and Clinical Correlates

Stefano Volpato, Margherita Cavalieri, G. Guerra, F. Sioulis, M. Ranzini, Cinzia Maraldi, R. Fellin, Jack M. Guralnik

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2008 · 153 citations · 32 references

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In older acute care inpatients, SPPB is a valid indicator of functional and clinical status. SPPB score at hospital admission is an independent predictor of the length of hospital stay.

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