TIMELY MUNICIPALITY REHABILITATION AFTER HOSPITALISATION REDUCES READMISSION AND EARLY MORTALITY.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Firstly, the study explores the association between timely initiation of rehabilitation and 90-day and 365-day all-cause acute readmission and secondly, 90-day and 365-day all-cause mortality in a cohort of Odense Municipality residents.

Methods

The registry-based observational cohort study investigates acute contacts at Odense University Hospital from 2015 to 2020. Descriptive statistics, Cox regression and cumulative incidence rates were used for analysis.

Subjects

The study utilizes initiated rehabilitation referrals within 60 days from Odense Municipality residents.

Results

In total, 7,377 rehabilitation plans were initiated, including 5051 (68.5%) within the legal timeframe. Overall, timely initiation of rehabilitation within the legal timeframe

SUBMITTER: Bie Bogh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388109 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature