Malnutrition and depression as predictors for 30-day unplanned readmission in older patient: a prospective cohort study to develop 7-point scoring system

Malnutrition and depression as predictors for 30-day unplanned readmission in older patient: a prospective cohort study to develop 7-point scoring system

Abstract Background Readmission is related to high cost, high burden, and high risk for mortality in geriatric patients. A scoring system can be developed to predict the readmission of older inpatients to perform earlier interventions and prevent readmission. Methods We followed prospectively inpati...

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Main Authors: Ika Fitriana, Siti Setiati, Edy W Rizal, Rahmi Istanti, Ikhwan Rinaldi, Taro Kojima, Masahiro Akishita, Muhammad Khifzhon Azwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Malnutrition
Depression
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Predictive score
Readmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02198-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02198-7

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