Pain, Return to Community Status, and 90-Day Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is common among patients with heart failure but has not been examined with short-term discharge outcomes. The purpose was to examine whether pain at discharge predicts return to community status and 90-day mortality among hospitalized patients with heart failure.

Methods

Data from medical records of 2169 patients hospitalized with heart failure were analyzed in this retrospective cohort study. The independent variable was a diagnosis of pain at discharge. Outcomes were return to community status (yes/no) and 90-day mortality. Logistic regression was used to address aims. Covariates included age, gender, race, vital signs, comorbid symptoms, comorbid conditions, cardiac devices, and length of stay.

Results

The sample had a mean age of 66.53 years, and w

SUBMITTER: Smith AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611697 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature