Patient Factors Linked with Return Acute Healthcare Use in Older Adults by Discharge Disposition.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Compare patient characteristics by hospital discharge disposition (home without services, home with home healthcare (HHC) services, or post-acute care (PAC) facilities). Examine timing and rates of 30-day healthcare utilization (rehospitalization, emergency department (ED) visit, or observation (OBS) visit) and patient characteristics associated with rehospitalization by discharge location.

Design

Retrospective analysis of hospital administrative and clinical data.

Setting and participants

A total of 3,294 older adult inpatients discharged home with or without HHC services or to a PAC facility.

Measurements

Patient-level sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Number of and time to occurrences of rehospitalization or ED/OBS visit within 30 day

SUBMITTER: Keim SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature