Open AccessAssociations between Depressive Symptoms and 30-day Hospital Readmission among Older Adults
Author(s) -
Ivonne M. Berges,
Sania Amr,
Danielle S. Abraham,
Dawn L. Can,
Glenn V. Ostir
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-1044
DOI - 10.4172/2167-1044.1000185
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , marital status , depressive symptoms , hospital discharge , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , odds ratio , logistic regression , acute care , hospital readmission , emergency medicine , psychiatry , health care , population , anxiety , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Hospital readmissions are common and costly. Our goal was to determine the association between depressive symptoms and readmission within 30 days following hospital discharge in older adults.