Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Disability After Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Factors common to socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods, such as low availability of transportation, may limit access to restorative care services for critical illness survivors. Our primary objective was to evaluate whether neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage was associated with an increased disability burden after critical illness. Our secondary objective was to determine if the effect differed for those discharged to the community compared with those discharged to a facility.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study with linked Medicare claims data.

Setting

United States.

Patients

One hundred ninety-nine older adults, contributing to 239 ICU admissions, who underwent monthly assessments of disability for 12 months following hospital discharge

SUBMITTER: Falvey JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9001742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature