Comparison of the Functional Status, Psychosocial Aspects and Discharge Locations of Geriatric Patients Before and After Inpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation

Effectiveness Analysis of Inpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation According to the Valensian Model

Due to demographic change in Switzerland, the proportion of older people in the population is expected to increase. It is therefore important that people in old age remain in the best of health and maintain their independence for a long time.

To this end, the investigators would like to demonstrate the effectiveness of inpatient geriatric rehabilitation at the Valens clinics. This will be done by comparing independence, quality of life, physical and mental health, mobility and hand strength on admission and discharge.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients who were treated as inpatients at the Kliniken Valens Geriatric Rehabilitation according to ICF criteria between 2020 and 2023 will be included.
• Signed the general consent for the further use of their health-related data for research, version 1.2, dated November 18, 2019.

Exclusion Criteria:

• No written consent was provided.