Highlights
- •Older adults who live alone become even more vulnerable after hospitalization.
- •Hospitalized older adults who live alone have a higher risk of non-home discharge.
- •In older adults, condition of living alone may prolong length of hospital stay.
- •Hospitalized older adults who live alone require a personalized discharge planning.
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Publication history
Published online: June 19, 2018
Accepted:
June 14,
2018
Received in revised form:
June 6,
2018
Received:
February 14,
2018
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