Risk factors for pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in long-term care facility residents: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults who reside in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at particularly high risk for infection, morbidity and mortality from pneumonia and influenza (P&I) compared to individuals of younger age and those living outside institutional settings. The risk factors for P&I hospitalizations that are specific to LTCFs remain poorly understood. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of P&I hospitalization and associated person- and facility-level factors among post-acute (short-stay) and long-term (long-stay) care residents residing in LTCFs from 2013 to 2015.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we used Medicare administrative claims linked to Minimum Data Set and LTCF-level data to identify short-stay (< 100 days, index = admission date) and long-st

SUBMITTER: Moyo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011520 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature