Association of cognitive impairment severity with potentially avoidable readmissions: A retrospective cohort study of 8897 older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding the association between cognitive impairment severity and potentially avoidable readmissions (PARs) in older patients may facilitate the identification of at-risk individuals who would benefit from readmission prevention measures.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted using claims data linked with routinely collected cognitive impairment assessment results from a general acute care hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Patients were 65 years or age or older who were discharged from the subject hospital to home or a facility between July 2016 and September 2018.

Results

A multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates showed that the odds of PARs within 90 days to the subject hospital for patients with moderate and sev

SUBMITTER: Mitsutake S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8012240 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature