The impact of community-acquired pneumonia on the health-related quality-of-life in elderly

The sustained health-related quality-of-life of patients surviving community-acquired pneumonia has not been accurately quantified. The aim of the current study was to quantify differences in health-related quality-of-life of community-dwelling elderly with and without community-acquired pneumonia during a 12-month follow-up period.In a matched cohort study design, nested in a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial on the...