Open AccessFrailty and Function in Heart Failure: Predictors of 30-Day Hospital Readmission?
Author(s) -
Tamra Keeney,
Diane U. Jette,
Howard Cabral,
Alan M. Jette
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000243
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , logistic regression , hospital readmission , receiver operating characteristic , emergency medicine , physical therapy
Although there have been decreases noted in 30-day readmission rates for persons with heart failure since enactment of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, costs related to heart failure readmissions remain high. Consequently, there is a need to better identify persons with heart failure who are at risk for 30-day hospital readmission. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the ability of measures of function and frailty to predict 30-day hospital readmissions for adults 65 years and older with heart failure.