Predicting Potential Adverse Events During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay: A Skilled Nursing Facility Prognosis Score.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To derive a risk prediction score for potential adverse outcomes in older adults transitioning to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) from the hospital.

Design

Retrospective analysis.

Setting

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2003-11).

Participants

Previously community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized and discharged to SNF for postacute care (N=2,043).

Measurements

Risk factors included demographic characteristics, comorbidities, health status, hospital length of stay, prior SNF stays, SNF size and ownership, treatments received, physical function, and active signs or symptoms at time of SNF admission. The primary outcome was a composite of undesirable outcomes from the patient perspective, including hospital readmission d

SUBMITTER: Burke RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992035 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature