Processes of care and outcomes for homeless patients hospitalised for cardiovascular conditions at safety-net versus non-safety-net hospitals: cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evidence suggests that homeless patients experience worse quality of care and poorer health outcomes across a range of medical conditions. It remains unclear, however, whether differences in care delivery at safety-net versus non-safety-net hospitals explain these disparities. We aimed to investigate whether homeless versus non-homeless adults hospitalised for cardiovascular conditions (acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke) experience differences in care delivery and health outcomes at safety-net versus non-safety-net hospitals.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data including all hospital admissions in four states (Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York) in 2014.

Participants

We analysed 167 105 adults aged 18 years or older hosp

SUBMITTER: Miyawaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature