Frailty and Function in Heart Failure: Predictors of 30-Day Hospital Readmission?

Conclusions: Functional assessment demonstrated comparable ability to predict 30-day readmissions in persons with heart failure compared with frailty. However, neither measure was able to identify persons at high risk for readmission. Although frailty status is emphasized in research for older adults with heart failure, functional status is an important patient-level factor associated with readmission.
Source: Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research