Hospital-associated disability due to avoidable hospitalizations among older adults.
Rachel M SkainsYue ZhangJohn D OsborneTobias O'LearyMackenzie E FowlerAlayne D MarklandThomas W BufordCynthia J BrownRichard E KennedyPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Rates of HAD among older adults hospitalized for ACSCs are substantial, though lower than rates of HAD with hospitalization for other conditions, reflecting that acute care hospitalization is not a benign event in this population. Treatment of ACSCs in the outpatient setting could be an important component of efforts to reduce HAD.