Hospital Readmissions Among Post-acute Nursing Home Residents: Does Obesity Matter?

To explore profiles of obese residents who receive post-acute care in nursing homes (NHs) and to assess the relationship between obesity and hospital readmissions and how it is modified by individual comorbidities, age, and type of index hospitalizations.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - March 6, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Shubing Cai, Sijiu Wang, Dana B. Mukamel, Thomas Caprio, Helena Temkin-Greener Tags: Original Study Source Type: research