| pubmed-article:1461104 | pubmed:abstractText | A retrospective study was undertaken of trauma patients over 55 years of age who were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital during an 18-month period. Significant risk factors for poorer in-hospital improvement in functional independent measures were male sex, having an offspring listed as next of kin, pre-injury diabetes mellitus and/or dementia, and number of co-morbidities. Being married was found to be protective. | lld:pubmed |
