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Days Alive and at Home After Critical Illness Hospitalization Among Older Adults and Its Association With Delivery of In-Hospital Rehabilitation.

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SKS. KimTMTerrence E. MurphyJOJohn R O'Leary

Key Points

  • This research aims to investigate the relationship between in-hospital rehabilitation and days alive and at home (DAAH) in older ICU survivors post-discharge.
  • Analyzed data from a nationally representative cohort of older adults post-ICU discharge.
  • Measured the average days alive and at home in the first 100 days post-discharge.
  • Evaluated the amount of in-hospital rehabilitation received by patients.
  • Average patients spent 95 out of 100 days at home after discharge.
  • Higher amounts of in-hospital rehabilitation correlated with increased days alive at home.
  • Significant variability was noted in the time spent at home among older ICU survivors.

Abstract

In this nationally representative study of older ICU survivors, the average patient spent 95 of the first 100 post-discharge DAAH; delivery of greater amounts of in-hospital rehabilitation was associated with increased DAAH100 after discharge. These findings highlight the substantial heterogeneity in time spent at home by older ICU survivors and the potential for in-hospital rehabilitation to improve this important patient-centered outcome.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b5496eeacc4fcec9ed7https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000007094
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