COVID-19 Mortality Disparities Among Socially Vulnerable Medicare Beneficiaries Associated With the Quality of Nurse Work Environments in U.S. Hospitals.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 mortality disparities for socially vulnerable patients, including individuals facing higher levels of poverty, housing insecurity, and limited transportation, have been linked to the quality of hospitals where they received care. Few studies have examined the specific aspects of hospitals, such as nursing care quality, that may underlie disparate outcomes. Recent studies suggest that nursing resources in the pre-pandemic period were associated with mortality during the COVID-19 public health emergency. In this study, we examined the association between social vulnerability, the nurse work environment, and inpatient mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of linked survey data collected from nurses working in New Y

SUBMITTER: Brooks Carthon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11430195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature