Comorbidity Indices Versus Function as Potential Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Older Patients Following Postacute Rehabilitation

Conclusions: Comorbidity indices were weakly associated with 30-day readmission in older adults discharged from postacute inpatient rehabilitation. Adding patient-level functional status to the comorbidity indices further improved the discriminatory ability to predict readmission in our sample.

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Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - January 12, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kumar, A., Karmarkar, A. M., Graham, J. E., Resnik, L., Tan, A., Deutsch, A., Ottenbacher, K. J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research