30-day hospital readmission of older adults using care transitions after hospitalization: A pilot prospective cohort study

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 729-736

  Takahashi, Paul Y ^a   Haas, Lindsey R ^b   Quigg, Stephanie M ^a   Croghan, Ivana T ^a   Naessens, James M ^b   Shah, Nilay D ^b   Hanson, Gregory J ^a  

^a Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Cohort study; Frailty; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE TRANSITION PROGRAM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING SPEED;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COHORT STUDY; FRAILTY; GERIATRICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879293296     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S44390     Document Type: Article

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