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Predicting Death in the Nursing Home: Development and Validation of the 6-Month Minimum Data Set Mortality Risk Index

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 60; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/gerona/60.4.491

1758-535X

Davina Porock, Debra Parker Oliver, Steven Zweig, Marilyn Rantz, David R. Mehr, Richard Madsen, Greg Petroski,

Frailty in Older Adults

Background. Currently, 24% of all deaths nationally occur in nursing homes making this an important focus of care. However, many residents are not identified as dying and thus do not receive appropriate care in the last weeks and months of life. The aim of our study was to develop and validate a predictive model of 6-month mortality risk using functional, emotional, cognitive, and disease variables found in the Minimum Data Set.