Association of Magnet Status With Hospitalization Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is not clear whether Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (nursing excellence program) is associated with improved patient outcomes. We investigated whether hospitalization in a Magnet hospital is associated with improved outcomes for patients with ischemic stroke.

Methods and results

We performed a cohort study of patients with ischemic stroke from 2009 to 2013, who were registered in the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database. Propensity-score-adjusted multivariable regression models were used to adjust for known confounders, with mixed effects methods to control for clustering at the facility level. An instrumental variable analysis was used to control for unmeasured confounding and simulate the effect

SUBMITTER: Bekelis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5533045 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature