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February 8, 20260 citations

Particulate Air Pollution and Post-Discharge Recovery Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure in the United States.

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TWTong WenJHJingwen HuMSM. Shardell

Key Result

Particulate air pollution more strongly impairs post-discharge recovery in older adults hospitalized for heart failure at the lower tail of recovery, indicating need for targeted interventions.

Key Points

  • To investigate the effects of particulate air pollution on the recovery of older adults hospitalized for heart failure.
  • Analyzed recovery outcomes in older adults after heart failure hospitalizations
  • Assessed the impact of particulate air pollution levels during recovery period
  • Focused on the lower tail of recovery outcomes
  • Particulate air pollution negatively influenced recovery outcomes, especially among the most vulnerable
  • The effects were more pronounced at the lower tail of recovery compared to median and higher tail outcomes

Structured PICO

Does exposure to particulate air pollution negatively impact post-discharge recovery among older adults hospitalized for heart failure?

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Population
Older adults hospitalized for heart failure in the United States
I
Intervention
Exposure to particulate air pollution
O
Outcome
Post-discharge recovery

Particulate air pollution disproportionately impairs post-discharge recovery in the most vulnerable heart failure patients, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.

Abstract

Particulate air pollution may negatively impact recovery more strongly at the lower tail of recovery than at the median or higher tail, highlighting the need for targeted intervention strategies to protect the most vulnerable patients.

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Wen et al. (2026) studied this question. Particulate air pollution more strongly impairs post-discharge recovery in older adults hospitalized for heart failure at the lower tail of recovery, indicating need for targeted interventions.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6988277b0fc35cd7a88464adhttps://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glag028
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