Association of Vulnerability Screening on Hospital Admission with Discharge to Rehabilitation-Oriented Care after Acute Hospital Stay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed the vulnerability of patients aged ≥70 years during hospital admission based on the Short Dutch Safety Management Screening (DSMS). Screening of four geriatric domains aims to prevent adverse outcomes and may support targeted discharge planning for post-acute care. We explored whether the DSMS criteria for acutely admitted patients were associated with rehabilitation-oriented care needs.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included community-dwelling patients aged ≥70 years acutely admitted to a tertiary hospital. We recorded patient demographics, morbidity, functional status, malnutrition, fall risk, and delirium and used descriptive analysis to calculate the risks by comparing the discharge destination groups.

Results

Among 491 hospital di

SUBMITTER: de Groot AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772331 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature