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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedPatel SA, Krasnow M, Long K
Excess 30-day heart failure readmissions and mortality in black patients increases with neighborhood deprivation.
Researchers examined whether neighborhood environment modifies the disparity in 30-day heart failure (HF) readmissions and mortality between Black and White patients in the Southeastern United States. They created a geocoded retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized for acute HF from 2010-2018 within Emory Healthcare. They found that excess 30-day HF readmissions and mortality were present among Black patients in every neighborhood strata and increased with progressive neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation.
AHRQ-funded; HS026081.
Citation: Patel SA, Krasnow M, Long K .
Excess 30-day heart failure readmissions and mortality in black patients increases with neighborhood deprivation.
Circ Heart Fail 2020 Dec;13(12):e007947. doi: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007947..
Keywords: Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Hospital Readmissions, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Mortality, Social Determinants of Health, Low-Income, Disparities
Saab D, Nisenbaum R, Dhalla I
Hospital readmissions in a community-based sample of homeless adults: a matched-cohort study.
The objective of this study was to compare the hospital readmission rate among individuals experiencing homelessness with that of a low-income matched control group, and to identify risk factors associated with readmission within the group experiencing homelessness. It concluded that homeless patients had nearly four times the odds of being readmitted within 30-days as compared to low-income controls matched on age, sex and primary reason for admission to hospital.
AHRQ-funded; HS014129.
Citation: Saab D, Nisenbaum R, Dhalla I .
Hospital readmissions in a community-based sample of homeless adults: a matched-cohort study.
J Gen Intern Med 2016 Sep;31(9):1011-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3680-8.
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Keywords: Low-Income, Hospital Readmissions, Vulnerable Populations
Balaban RB, Galbraith AA, Burns ME
A patient navigator intervention to reduce hospital readmissions among high-risk safety-net patients: a randomized controlled trial.
The researchers sough to determine if an intervention by patient navigators, hospital-based Community Health Workers, reduces readmissions among high risk, low socioeconomic status patients. They found that, overall, 30-day readmission rates did not differ between intervention and control patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS020628.
Citation: Balaban RB, Galbraith AA, Burns ME .
A patient navigator intervention to reduce hospital readmissions among high-risk safety-net patients: a randomized controlled trial.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Jul;30(7):907-15. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3185-x..
Keywords: Hospital Readmissions, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Patient Safety