Multimorbidity and prior falls correlate with risk of 30-day hospital readmission in aged 80+: A prospective cohort study

Background/Purpose: Thirty-day hospital readmission rate significantly raised with advanced age. The performance of existing predictive models for readmission risk remained uncertain in the oldest population. We aimed to examine the effect of geriatric conditions and multimorbidity on readmission ri...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chieh Tsai, Yung-Ming Chen, Chiung-Jung Wen, Meng-Chen Wu, Yi-Chun Chou, Jen-Hau Chen, Kun-Pei Lin, Ding-Cheng Chan, Feng-Ping Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664623000761