Days Not at Home: Association of Vulnerability with Healthcare Utilization After Hospitalization for Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) hospitalizations are characterized by vulnerability in functioning and frequent post-discharge healthcare utilization in both acute and post-acute settings.

Objective

To determine, in patients hospitalized for decompensated HF, the association of vulnerability with (1) detailed forms of post-discharge healthcare utilization, and (2) days spent away from home after initial hospital discharge.

Design

Secondary analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study from a single-center academic institution in the USA.

Participants

Adults admitted with acute decompensated HF who were discharged alive.

Main measures

The Vulnerable Elders Survey 13 (VES-13) measured functional vulnerability at baseline. The primary outcome was the Hi

SUBMITTER: Welch SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861822 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature