?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Bed+blockers%3A+A+study+on+the+elderly+patients+in+a+teaching+hospital+in+India&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+PN&rft.creator=Shinge%2C+N&rft.creator=Parameshwar%2C+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=A+cross-sectional+study+of+in-patients+over+the+age+of+60+years+was+conducted+at+district+McGann+Hospital%2C+Shimoga+on+patients+who+were+classified+as+bed+blockers.+Level+of+dependency+and+cognitive+function+of+these+patients+were+assessed+using+Barthel+scale+and+Abbreviated+mental+test+(AMT)+respectively.+Median+age+of+the+study+population+was+67+years%3B+majority+of+them+were+men.+Most+of+them+were+admitted+in+the+medical+ward+and+the+median+time+to+be+labeled+as+bed+blocker+was+32+days.+These+bed+blockers+were+a+weak+group+of+patients+with+an+average+3.1+pathology+per+case.+Majority+of+them+suffered+from+neurological+disorders+and+cardiovascular+disease.++High+level+of+dependence+was+noted+with+a+mean+Barthel+score+of+29.68+(Range+0+-100).+Low+levels+of+cognitive+function+was+also+noted+among+these+patients+with+a+mean+AMT+of+4.76+(Range+0+-10).These+findings+demonstrate+that+the+bed+blockers+in+McGann++hospital++suffer+not+only+from+genuine+health+problems+but+also+have+a+high+dependency+level+in+activities+of+daily+living+which+hamper+their+discharge+to+the+community.+Community+based+rehabilitation+using+an+intersectoral+approach+may+help+at+least+the+less+dependent+to+return+home.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6992%2F1%2F2010-1-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kumar%2C+PN+and+Shinge%2C+N+and+Parameshwar%2C+S++(2010)+Bed+blockers%3A+A+study+on+the+elderly+patients+in+a+teaching+hospital+in+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6992%2F