Why the study?
Do functional limitations as measured by the PMADL-8 score predict hospital readmission in patients with chronic heart failure after discharge?
Population
n=215 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) after discharge
Comparison
Functional limitations assessed using the… vs Lower PMADL-8 scores versus other time-course…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 20 months
Authors
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May support PMADL-8 for post-discharge risk stratification in CHF; leaves open whether targeting functional limitations reduces readmissions.
Do functional limitations as measured by the PMADL-8 score predict hospital readmission in patients with chronic heart failure after discharge?
Functional limitations assessed by the PMADL-8 score at 1 and 3 months post-discharge independently predict the risk of rehospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure.
Yamada et al. (2012) studied this question.
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