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November 21, 2016Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international

Heart failure (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.14-2.24), MMSE ≥24 (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.04-2.83), number of falls (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.05-1.28), and number of drugs during first hospitalization (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.01-1.07) were significantly associated with 1-year rehospitalization.

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Why the study?

What are the predictors of rehospitalization within 1 year among older adults discharged from acute care hospitals?

Population

921 hospitalized older adults participating in the CRiteria to Assess Appropriate Medication Use among…

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Cohort

Follow-up

1 year

Authors

FSFederica SgangaFLFrancesco LandiSVStefano Volpato

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Overview

May inform risk stratification at discharge in older adults; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before changing practice.

Structured PICO

What are the predictors of rehospitalization within 1 year among older adults discharged from acute care hospitals?

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Population
921 hospitalized older adults participating in the CRiteria to Assess Appropriate Medication Use among Elderly Complex Patients (CRIME) project, mean age 81.2 years, 55.3% women.
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Outcome
Rehospitalization within 1 year after discharge from acute care hospitalshard clinical

Intact cognitive status, heart failure, falls, and polypharmacy are significant predictors of 1-year rehospitalization in older adults discharged from acute care.

Cite This Study

Sganga et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a871a81a131ca6707155debhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12938
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