Hospital readmission among older adults with congestive heart failure Islam, Tasneem, O'Connell, Beverly and Lahkan, Prabha 2013, Hospital readmission among older adults with congestive heart failure, Australian health review, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 362-368, doi: 10.1071/AH12042. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Hospital readmission among older adults with congestive heart failure Author(s) Islam, Tasneem O'Connell, Beverly Lahkan, Prabha Journal name Australian health review Volume number 37 Issue number 3 Start page 362 End page 368 Total pages 7 Publisher CSIRO Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2013-05-24 ISSN 0156-5788 1449-8944 Keyword(s) health services readmission congestive heart failure Summary Older adults with congestive heart failure [CHF] are likely to experience multiple readmissions to hospital. There have been several studies conducted on hospital readmissions; however, generalising the findings is problematic due to the use of variable definitions of what constitutes a readmission. This paper addresses the absence of Australian research comparing groups of older patients with CHF who are readmitted to hospital with those who are not readmitted. It also adopts one of the more frequently used definitions of readmission to aid in future comparability of research. Using a comparative cohort design, a multivariate logistic regression model was used to compare readmitted patients with non-readmitted patients and identify risk factors associated with readmission. Significant risk factors identified were male gender, numerous diagnoses, lengths of stay of 3 days or longer and admission from acute, subacute or aged care facilities. The increased likelihood of readmission among patients from acute, subacute and aged care services warrants further investigation. Language eng DOI 10.1071/AH12042 Field of Research 111708 Health and Community Services 111709 Health Care Administration 110201 Cardiology (incl Cardiovascular Diseases) Socio Economic Objective 920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30059085 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sat, 28 Dec 2013, 12:13:22 EST Sat, 28 Dec 2013, 12:18:35 EST Fri, 03 Jan 2014, 16:37:07 EST Tue, 01 Jul 2014, 12:38:52 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 10:48:41 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 10:49:57 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 10:52:50 EST Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 14:46:59 EST Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 15:04:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 16 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 802 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sat, 28 Dec 2013, 12:12:52 EST by Tasneem Islam