Dementia and Risk of 30-Day Readmission in Older Adults After Discharge from Acute Care Hospitals.
Nobuo SakataYasuyuki OkumuraKiyohide FushimiMiharu NakanishiAsao OgawaPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)
Risk of hospital readmission associated with dementia varied according to primary diagnosis. Healthcare providers could enforce interventions to minimize readmission by focusing on comorbid conditions in individuals with dementia and specific primary diagnoses that increase their risk of readmission.