Failure of Physicians To Recognize Functional Disability in Ambulatory Patients

David R. Calkins; Lisa V. Rubenstein; Paul D. Cleary; Allyson Ross Davies; Alan M. Jette; Arlène Fink; Jacqueline Kosecoff; Roy T. Young; Robert H. Brook; Thomas L. Delbanco

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-114-6-451

Abstract

Physicians often underestimate or fail to recognize functional disabilities that are reported by their patients. They overstate functional impairment to a lesser degree. Because these discrepancies may adversely affect patient care and well-being, medical educators and clinicians should pay more attention to the assessment of patient function.

Keywords

MedicineAmbulatoryFamily medicineHospital medicineFunctional impairmentPhysical therapyPsychiatryInternal medicine

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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital US

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 114
Issue: 6
Pages: 451-454
Citations: 306
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                                    David R. Calkins, 
                                
                                    Lisa V. Rubenstein, 
                                
                                    Paul D. Cleary
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Failure of Physicians To Recognize Functional Disability in Ambulatory Patients. 
                            Annals of Internal Medicine
                            , 114
                            (6)
                            , 451-454.
                            https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-6-451
                        

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DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-6-451