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The Association Between Patient-reported Clinical Factors and 30-day Acute Care Utilization in Chronic Heart Failure.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Heart failure patients have high rates of repeat acute care use. Current efforts for risk prediction often ignore postdischarge data. OBJECTIVE:To identify postdischarge patient-reported clinical factors associated with repeat acute care use. RESEARCH DESIGN:In a prospective cohort study that followed patients with chronic heart failure for 30 days postdischarge, for 7 days after discharge (or fewer days if patients used acute care within 7 days postdischarge), patients reported health status, heart failure symptoms, medication management, knowledge of follow-up plans, and other issues using a daily interactive automatic phone call. SUBJECTS:A total of 156 patients who had responded to phone surveys. MEASURES:The outcome variable was dichotomous 30-day acute care use (rehospitalization or emergency department visit). We examined the association between each patient-reported issue and the outcome, using multivariable logistic regression to adjust for confounders. RESULTS:Patients were 63 years old (SD=12.4), with 51% African-American and 53% women. Within 30 days postdischarge, 30 (19%) patients used acute care. After adjustment, poor health status [odds ratio (OR)=3.53; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.06-11.76], pain (OR=2.44; 95% CI, 1.02-5.84), and poor appetite (OR=3.05; 95% CI, 1.13-8.23) were positively associated with 30-day acute care utilization. Among 58 reports of pain in follow-up nursing notes, 39 (67%) were noncardiac, 2 (3%) were cardiac, and 17 (29%) were indeterminate. CONCLUSIONS:Patient-reported poor health status, pain, and poor appetite were positively associated with 30-day acute care utilization. These novel postdischarge markers require further study before incorporation into risk prediction to drive quality improvement efforts.

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7069395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Association Between Patient-reported Clinical Factors and 30-day Acute Care Utilization in Chronic Heart Failure.

Chen Jinying J   Sadasivam Rajani R   Blok Amanda C AC   Ritchie Christine S CS   Nagawa Catherine C   Orvek Elizabeth E   Patel Kanan K   Houston Thomas K TK  

Medical care 20200401 4


<h4>Background</h4>Heart failure patients have high rates of repeat acute care use. Current efforts for risk prediction often ignore postdischarge data.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify postdischarge patient-reported clinical factors associated with repeat acute care use.<h4>Research design</h4>In a prospective cohort study that followed patients with chronic heart failure for 30 days postdischarge, for 7 days after discharge (or fewer days if patients used acute care within 7 days postdischarge), p  ...[more]

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