Heart failure(HF)is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.[1]A chronically,disabling and debilitating condition,HF often results in hospital admission and subsequent readmission.[2]After hos-...Heart failure(HF)is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.[1]A chronically,disabling and debilitating condition,HF often results in hospital admission and subsequent readmission.[2]After hos-pitalization,nearly 25%of older adults with HF are discharged to skilled nursing facilities(SNFs)for re-habilitation due to difficulties with functioning in-dependently.[3]Critically,patients with HF dis-charged to SNFs also show significantly higher rates of mortality.[2]Identifying factors that predict mortality among this important patient population,especially factors that could be addressed in the hospital setting,is an important step toward im-proving survivability among these patients.展开更多
基金funded by the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairssupported by VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports(CIN13–419)+4 种基金supported by National Institute on Aging grants R21AG061632,R01AG 065722,RF1AG061221,and R01AG062492partially supported by the VA HSRD Merit Reviews IRP 20-003 and IIR 14–293–2 for analyst time and resources to build and maintain the heart failure databasesupported by HSRD merit awards HX002572 and HX002534supported by NIMH R01MH124832partially supported by the VA Office of Academic Affiliation Advanced Fellowship in Health Services Research。
文摘Heart failure(HF)is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.[1]A chronically,disabling and debilitating condition,HF often results in hospital admission and subsequent readmission.[2]After hos-pitalization,nearly 25%of older adults with HF are discharged to skilled nursing facilities(SNFs)for re-habilitation due to difficulties with functioning in-dependently.[3]Critically,patients with HF dis-charged to SNFs also show significantly higher rates of mortality.[2]Identifying factors that predict mortality among this important patient population,especially factors that could be addressed in the hospital setting,is an important step toward im-proving survivability among these patients.
