Key result
Poor medication adherence (OR 3.87; 95% CI 1.67-8.97; p=0.002) and absence of ACEI/ARB therapy (OR 2.40) were significantly associated with early 30-day readmission in heart failure patients.
Why the study?
Heart failure decompensation leads to high hospitalization rates and increased mortality upon readmission, prompting a need to determine the inpatient burden and factors associated with early readmission.
Cross-Sectional (n=136)
No
Odds Ratio: 3.87 (95% CI 1.67–8.97)
p-value: p=0.002
Poor medication adherence and lack of ACEI/ARB therapy are significant predictors of 30-day heart failure readmission in a Tanzanian tertiary hospital.
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Unemployment was associated with early readmission; leaves open whether socioeconomic interventions reduce readmissions.
Sadiq et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=136). Poor medication adherence was evaluated on Early readmission within 30 days after discharge (OR 3.87, 95% CI 1.67-8.97, p=0.002). Poor medication adherence (OR 3.87; 95% CI 1.67-8.97; p=0.002) and absence of ACEI/ARB therapy (OR 2.40) were significantly associated with early 30-day readmission in heart failure patients.
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