Geographic Proximity of Family Members and Healthcare Utilization After Complex Surgical Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to determine the relationship between a patient's proximal familial social support, defined as the geographic proximity of family members, and healthcare utilization after complex cardiovascular and oncologic procedures.

Background

Social support mechanisms are increasingly identified as modifiable risk factors for healthcare utilization.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of 60,895 patients undergoing complex cardiovascular procedures or oncologic procedures. We defined healthcare utilization outcomes as 30-day all-cause readmission unplanned readmission, nonindex hospital readmission, index hospital length of stay, and home discharge disposition. For each patient, we aggregated the number of first-degree relatives (FDR) living with

SUBMITTER: Bucher BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature