Relationship Between Age and Trajectories of Rehospitalization Risk in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize the magnitude and duration of risk of rehospitalization according to age after hospitalization for heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or pneumonia.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

U.S. hospitals (n = 4,767).

Participants

All Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 65 and older surviving hospitalization for HF, AMI, or pneumonia between October 2012 and December 2013.

Measurements

Daily risk of first rehospitalization for 1 year after hospital discharge was calculated according to age category (65-74, 75-84, ≥85) after adjustment for sex, race, comorbidities, and median ZIP code income. Time required for adjusted rehospitalization risk to decline 50% from maximum value after discharge, time req

SUBMITTER: Dharmarajan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5310961 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature