Perceived Versus Actual Risks of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States, and patients with CVD are at a high risk of readmission after discharge. We examined whether patients' perceived risk of readmission at discharge was associated with actual 30-day readmissions in patients hospitalized with CVD.

Methods

We recruited 730 patients from the Duke Heart Center who were admitted for treatment of CVD between January 1, 2015, and August 31, 2017. A standardized survey was linked with electronic health records to ascertain patients' perceived risk of readmission, and other sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioral, and clinical data before discharge. All-cause readmission within 30 days after discharge was examined.

Results

Nearly 1-in-3 patie

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855013 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature