title: [Elderly subjects hospitalised in acute care medical unit: baseline date and on-year follow-up].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the elderly population hospitalized in a service of short-term care, and to follow during one year its evolution in term of dependence and of rehospitalisation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inclusion of all the patients of more than 75 years hospitalized in the service during 5 weeks, with initial geriatric evaluation, and phone evaluation in 6 months and one year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-four patients were included, among which 57 were living at home. The mean length of stay was 11 days. In one year, 22 patients died, 23 went in institution and 29 are always in the place of residence, among which 18 with a rise of the helps. 53% of patients were rehospitalized at least once.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This work allows a description, social and functional, of the patients older than 75 years, hospitalized in the service. It confirms the risk of loss of autonomy and of unplanned readmission, in the short and medium term, that a geriatric program could limit.
authors.affiliation: Service MPU, CHD La Roche-sur-Yon. yves.bleher@chd-vendee.fr
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bleher
authors.forename: Jérome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dimet
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guimard
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perre
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Février
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016019:Survival Analysis