Patient-Identified Factors Related to Heart Failure Readmissions

Patient-identified factors related to heart failure readmissions.

BACKGROUND Although readmission after hospitalization for heart failure has received increasing attention, little is known about its root causes. Prior investigations have relied on administrative databases, chart review, and single-question surveys. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed semistructured 30- to 60-minute interviews of patients (n=28) readmitted within 6 months of index heart failure...

Hospital Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions

Heart failure (HF) currently affects 6.5 million adults in the United States (1), and its prevalence is projected to increase by 25% by 2030 (2). Hospitalization represents a turning point in the natural history of HF, with a combined mortality and readmission rate of 30% within 90 days post-discharge; one-quarter of patients are readmitted within 30 days (3,4). Hospitalizations are responsible...

Heart Failure Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Self-care behaviors and related factors in patients with heart failure reffering to ‎medical & educational center of heart in Rasht.‎

Introduction: Heart failure is considered to be one of the most common chronic diseases in the ‎world which puts high expenses on health care systems. In order to control heart failure there are a ‎lot of ways self care is one of them.  ‎ Objective: This survey has been conducted with the aim of studying self-care behaviors and related ‎factors in patients with CHF. &...

Patient related factors in frequent readmissions: the influence of condition, access to services and patient choice

BACKGROUND People use emergency department services for a wide variety of health complaints, many of which could be handled outside hospitals. Many frequent readmissions are due to problems with chronic disease and are preventable. We postulated that patient related factors such as the type of condition, demographic factors, access to alternative services outside hospitals and patient preferenc...