Vulnerability to functional decline is associated with noncardiovascular cause of 90-day readmission in hospitalized patients with heart failure.

Autor: Trochez RJ; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Barrett JB; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Shi Y; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Schildcrout JS; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Rick C;  Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Nair D; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Welch SA; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.; Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center(GRECC), Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Kumar AA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Bell SP; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Kripalani S; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.; Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of hospital medicine [J Hosp Med] 2024 May; Vol. 19 (5), pp. 386-393. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 24.
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13316
Abstrakt: Background: Hospital readmission is common among patients with heart failure. Vulnerability to decline in physical function may increase the risk of noncardiovascular readmission for these patients, but the association between vulnerability and the cause of unplanned readmission is poorly understood, inhibiting the development of effective interventions.
Objectives: We examined the association of vulnerability with the cause of readmission (cardiovascular vs. noncardiovascular) among hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
Designs, Settings, and Participants: This prospective longitudinal study is part of the Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study.
Main Outcome and Measures: The primary outcome was the cause of unplanned readmission (cardiovascular vs. noncardiovascular). The primary independent variable was vulnerability, measured using the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13).
Results: Among 804 hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure, 315 (39.2%) experienced an unplanned readmission within 90 days of discharge. In a multinomial logistic model with no readmission as the reference category, higher vulnerability was associated with readmission for noncardiovascular causes (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 1.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.06-1.75) in the first 90 days after discharge. The VES-13 score was not associated with readmission for cardiovascular causes (RRR = 0.94, 95% CI: 0.75-1.17).
Conclusions: Vulnerability to functional decline predicted noncardiovascular readmission risk among hospitalized patients with heart failure. The VES-13 is a brief, validated, and freely available tool that should be considered in planning care transitions. Additional work is needed to examine the efficacy of interventions to monitor and mitigate noncardiovascular concerns among vulnerable patients with heart failure being discharged from the hospital.
(© 2024 Society of Hospital Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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