Hospital Readmissions Among the Elderly

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 33 Số 9 - Trang 595-601 - 1985
Judith S. Gooding1, Alan M. Jette2,3
1Geriatric Fellow, Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School
2Associate Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts General Hospital
3Lecturer, Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy, Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School

Tóm tắt

This paper investigates the six‐month hospital readmission rates among 444 patients 65 years of age or older admitted to a large metropolitan teaching hospital who had a primary discharge diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease, hip fracture, or congestive heart failure. Twenty‐four percent were readmitted to the same institution one or more times during the six‐month follow‐up. Striking variability was observed in use of hospitals across these diagnostic groups. Patients with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure were at highest risk of hospital readmission (36%). Multiple readmissions among the congestive heart failure group were prevalent. These preliminary data suggest that hospital readmission among the aged is a complex multifaceted phenomena.

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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Tập 33 Số 9

595-601

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