Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Meta-analyses have suggested that initiating pulmonary rehabilitation after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with improved survival, although the number of patients studied was small and heterogeneity was high. Current guidelines recommend that patients enroll in pulmonary rehabilitation after hospital discharge.

Objective

To determine the association between the initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of hospital discharge and 1-year survival.

Design, setting, and patients

This retrospective, inception cohort study used claims data from fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for COPD in 2014, at 4446 acute care hospitals in the US. The final date of follow-up was December 31, 2015.

SUBMITTER: Lindenauer PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7218499 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature