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Risk factors for early emergency hospital readmission in elderly medical patients
Author(s)Leung-Wing Chu, Conrad K W Pei
Journal titleGerontology, vol 45, no 4, July/Aug 1999
Pagespp 220-226
KeywordsAdmission [hospitals] ; Patients ; At risk ; Hong Kong.
AnnotationEarly emergency readmission is a common problem in older patients. A case-Control study was conducted to study the risk factors for early readmission in older medical patients. Three hundred and eighty older medical patients with emergency readmission and 380 matched controls were recruited from a hospital in Hong Kong. Potential risk factors included demographic, socioeconomic, principal medical diseases, comorbid diseases, dysphagia, physical functional status and mental status. Results showed that definite medical, functional and socioeconomic factors were found to be risk factors for early emergency readmission. The study concluded that a multiple risk factors intervention approach should be considered in designing future prevention strategies. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-990723217 A
ClassmarkLD:QKH: LF: CA3: 7DR

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