Impact of multimorbidity and frailty on adverse outcomes among older delayed discharge patients: Implications for healthcare policy

Somayeh Ghazalbash, Manaf Zargoush, Fabrice Mowbray and Andrew Costa

Health Policy, 2022, vol. 126, issue 3, 197-206

Abstract: To assess the impacts of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and frailty on 30-day post-discharge readmission and mortality among older patients with delayed discharge.

Keywords: Multimorbidity; Frailty; Discharge policy; Delayed discharge; Hospital readmission; Mortality; Geriatrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.01.004

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