COVID-19 Mortality Disparities Among Socially Vulnerable Medicare Beneficiaries Associated With the Quality of Nurse Work Environments in U.S. Hospitals
| Autor: | Margo Brooks Carthon PhD, APRN, FAAN, Jane Muir PhD, FNP-BC, Christin Iroegbu PhD, RN, Christine Langston RN, BSN, Kelvin Amenyedor MD, MS, Jacqueline Nikpour PhD, RN, Karen B. Lasater PhD, RN, FAAN, Matthew McHugh JD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Ann Kutney-Lee PhD, RN, FAAN |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 61 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580241284959 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 mortality disparities for socially vulnerable patients, including individuals facing higher levels of poverty, housing insecurity, and limited transportation, have been linked to the quality of hospitals where they received care. Few studies have examined the specific aspects of hospitals, such as nursing care quality, that may underlie disparate outcomes. Recent studies suggest that nursing resources in the pre-pandemic period were associated with mortality during the COVID-19 public health emergency. In this study, we examined the association between social vulnerability, the nurse work environment, and inpatient mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of linked survey data collected from nurses working in New York and Illinois, Medicare claims, American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Higher mortality rates were observed among patients in the highest quartile of social vulnerability compared to the lowest (6870 [25.8%] vs 5019 [19.1%]; P |
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