Background Hospitalisation is often harmful for people with dementia and results in high
societal costs, so avoidance of unnecessary admissions is a global priority. However, no …

Objective Hospital readmission in persons with dementia is becoming a critical safety and
cost issue. The purpose of this review is to systematically assess published evidence on …

Objectives The present study analysed 4 years of a hospital register (2015–2018) to
determine the risk of 30-day hospital readmission associated with the medical conditions …

Background As the population ages, clinicians increasingly encounter ischemic heart
disease in patients with underlying dementia. Therefore, we quantified differences in …

Given the pervasiveness of frailty and its negative effects on health care–related outcomes,
we evaluated patient frailty and comorbidity and determined the relationship between these …

Abstract Objectives Approximately 14% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to a
hospital within 30 days of home health care admission. Individuals with dementia account …

Introduction Understanding the association between cognitive impairment severity and
potentially avoidable readmissions (PARs) in older patients may facilitate the identification of …

Background Prior studies have suggested that patients with cognitive impairment are at
increased risk for adverse post-hospitalization outcomes. We aimed to determine if cognitive …

Introduction Over 50% of hospitalised older people with dementia have multimorbidity, and
are at an increased risk of hospital readmissions within 30 days of their discharge. Between …

Patient perceptions of the causes of preoperative symptoms, expected impact of surgery on
symptoms and anticipated timeline of recovery are likely to affect the risk of readmission …