Readmission After Geriatric Inpatient Care: A Narrative Review and a Comparative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Readmission can be be related to the work of several stakeholders involved in the care of individuals throughout the community, including, for example, primary care and social care providers. A narrative review was performed to assess definitions and frequency of readmission for older adults found in previous research. In addition, a dataset for a cohort of older adults in Stockholm, Sweden, was used to quantify how different definitions of readmission affect frequency.

Materials and methods

The review was based on pre-specified search criteria within PubMed and Embase databases. All studies based on a cohort of older adults with a primary objective to assess readmission to inpatient care, were included for the assessment of readmission criteria. The dataset was b

SUBMITTER: Willers C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature