Nutritional risk predicts readmission within 30 and 180 days after discharge among older adult patients across a broad spectrum of diagnoses

Hospital readmissions can have negative consequences for older adult patients, their relatives, the hospital, and society. Previous studies indicate that older adult patients who are at nutritional risk during hospital admission are at higher risk of readmission. There is a lack of studies investigating this relationship across different older adult patient groups while using recommended instruments and adjusting for relevant confounders. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether nutritional status according to the Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 during hospitalization predicted readmission among older adult patients within 30 and 180 days across a broad spectrum of wards and diagnoses when adjusting for age, sex, length-of-stay, diagnosis, and discharge destination.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - March 27, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mette Kathrine Friis Iversen, Annette Buhl, Anette Schnieber Tags: Original article Source Type: research