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Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Readmissions Among Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure in the REGARDS Study.

Madeline R SterlingJoanna Bryan RingelLaura C PinheiroMonika M SaffordEmily B LevitanErica PhillipsTodd M BrownOanh K NguyenParag Goyal
Published in: Circulation. Heart failure (2021)
In this modestly sized national cohort, although prevalent, none of the SDOH were associated with 30-day readmission after an HF hospitalization. Policies or interventions that only target individual SDOH to reduce readmissions after HF hospitalizations may not be sufficient to prevent readmission among older adults.
Keyphrases
  • heart failure
  • public health
  • acute heart failure
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • quality improvement
  • left ventricular
  • health information
  • climate change
  • health promotion