1998
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63762-5
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Hospitalization, Inpatient Physical Therapy and Institutionalization After Hospital Discharge of Prostate Cancer Patients in South Florida

Abstract: Inpatients with prostate cancer have substantial stage dependent physical dysfunction. If the hypothesized interaction of physical dysfunction with mortality is confirmed in prospective studies and outpatient settings, theoretically the door will have been opened to new interventions for prolonging survival in patients with prostate cancer.

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“…Disabling functional losses degrade quality of life (QoL) and increase health care use among patients with advanced-stage cancer . Hospitalizations, which account for one-third of direct cancer costs, are more frequent, longer, and more likely to result in acute hospitalizations, long-term care, and inpatient postacute care among patients with impaired mobility .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Disabling functional losses degrade quality of life (QoL) and increase health care use among patients with advanced-stage cancer . Hospitalizations, which account for one-third of direct cancer costs, are more frequent, longer, and more likely to result in acute hospitalizations, long-term care, and inpatient postacute care among patients with impaired mobility .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%