Medication-related hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge-A retrospective study of risk factors in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown that approximately 20% of hospital readmissions can be medication-related and 70% of these readmissions are possibly preventable. This retrospective medical records study aimed to find risk factors associated with medication-related readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge in older adults (≥65 years).

Methods

30-day readmissions (n = 360) were assessed as being either possibly or unlikely medication-related after which selected variables were used to individually compare the two groups to a comparison group (n = 360). The aim was to find individual risk factors of possibly medication-related readmissions focusing on living arrangements, polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medication therapy, and changes made to medicatio

SUBMITTER: Glans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191889 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature