Descriptive Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in US Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is highly prevalent in older adults with heart failure and heart failure is highly prevalent in older adults with COPD. Information is presently lacking about the extent to which COPD and heart failure co-occur among nursing home residents. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of, and factors associated with, COPD among nursing home residents with heart failure. This cross-sectional study included 97,495 long-term stay nursing home residents with heart failure in 2018. The Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS) provided information on sociodemographic characteristics, comorbid conditions, and activities of daily living. Heart failure and COPD were defined based on notes at admission, hospitalizations, progress notes, and through phys

SUBMITTER: Osundolire S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature