Investigating the impact of intervention refusal on hospital readmission.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To identify characteristics and readmission risks associated with opting out of a social work-driven transition intervention. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled pilot study at a large nonprofit urban community hospital. METHODS:Hospitalized English-speaking, cognitively intact adults 65 years or older with expected discharge back to the community were eligible for enrollment. Additionally, patients met at least 1 of the 3 criteria: 1) 75 years or older, 2) taking 5 or more medications, or 3) had 1 or more prior inpatient stays or emergency department visits in the previous 6 months. The transition intervention consisted of up to 2 in-home visits (the first occurring within 48 hours after discharge) and up to 4 telephone follow-up calls (for a maximum

SUBMITTER: Coulourides Kogan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839474 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature