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Abstract 107: Home Health Care After Discharge is Associated With Less Early Readmissions for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract 107: Home Health Care After Discharge is Associated With Less Early Readmissions for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Authors :
Kim A. Eagle
Ankua Kalra
David Ngendahimana
Salah E. Altarabsheh
Salil V. Deo
Samir R. Kapadia
Grant W. Reed
Sajjad Raza
Muhammad A Sheikh
Source :
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 13
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.

Abstract

Objective: Home health care (HHC) is a support tool to transition patients after discharge and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. However, little is known regarding the impact of HHC on AMI patients. We sought to identify predictors of readmissions among AMI patients, characteristics of those who receive HHC and investigate the association of HHC with readmission. Methods: We queried the National Readmission Database (NRD) (January 2012 - December 2014), to identify patients discharged after AMI and selected patients who were discharged home with (HHC+) and without HHC (HHC-). We reported national estimates with survey methods with weights provided in our data. After univariate exploratory analyses, we developed a regression model to identify the probability of each patient to receive HHC. From the propensity score, we calculated average treatment on the treated (ATT) weights. These ATT weights were included in the logistic regression model to determine the impact of HHC on readmission after adjusting for available clinical confounders. We considered post-weighting standardized differences Results: Between January 2012 to December 2014, 406,237 patients were treated for AMI and discharged home with or without HHC. Among these 9.4% (38,215) received HHC. HHC+ patients were older (mean age 77 ± 11 vs 60 ±12 years p Conclusion: In the United States, a small proportion of patients receive home health care after discharge post-AMI. Older, females and those with diabetes or heart failure are more likely to receive home health care. Use of home health care may be associated with lower 30-day readmission rates after AMI.

Details

ISSN :
19417705 and 19417713
Volume :
13
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3c8691cdc8e84071d95b5165f658a8df
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/hcq.13.suppl_1.107