The phrase "at risk of institutionalization" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing individuals who may be in danger of being placed in an institution, such as a hospital or care facility, often due to mental health or social issues.
Example: "The social worker assessed the family situation and determined that the child was at risk of institutionalization if proper support was not provided."
Alternatives: "in danger of being institutionalized" or "vulnerable to institutionalization".
To examine the use of community-based social services by elderly people at risk of institutionalization, who prefer to remain at home.
Projects are asked to include clients who are frail and at risk of institutionalization.
Priority is given to those services that cater for families with children with more complex and severe disability, as they are most at risk of institutionalization.
The inclusion criteria were persons aged 65+ years, with progressively decreasing functional ability, and at risk of institutionalization within two years.
Projects are asked to include only clients who are frail and at risk of institutionalization. Due to practical reasons, frailty is measured in the study with two different scales and caregivers are allowed to choose between them.
UNICEF has so far helped the process through capacity building of social workers and other experts working with children in institutions or at risk of institutionalization; establishment of day care centers and small group homes; provision of equipment and training for staff and support to strengthen the foster system.
In older persons, the combination of osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia has been proposed as a subset of frailer individuals at higher risk of institutionalization, falls, and fractures.
Multiple logistic regression showed that the control group had a significantly higher risk of institutionalization at 1 year with an OR of 4.957 955% CI: 1.130 21.750).
People with dementia who receive professional home nursing care (Group 2) should be at risk for institutionalization.
Given sufficient evidence that dementia progression increases the risk of institutionalization, it must be concluded that institutionalized patients are at a more advanced disease stage.
Older adults with hip fracture have a 5- to 8-fold increased risk for all-cause mortality and much higher risk of institutionalization. Therefore, interventions to prevent institutionalization, prevent a second fracture in institutionalized patients, and decrease mortality after a hip fracture are highly needed.
