RURAL–URBAN DIFFERENCES IN POSTSURGICAL SERVICE USE AND OUTCOMES AMONG VETERANS WITH DEMENTIA
Heather Davila, Yubo Gao, Michael Jacobs, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Carly Duncan, Andrea Strayer, Daniel Hall, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin · 2023
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Heather Davila and co-authors compared, in a 2023 study, what happens after surgery for veterans with dementia in rural versus urban areas. Patients with dementia face higher readmission and death after operations. Skilled care at home or in a facility after discharge might soften that risk, but rural gaps were unknown.
Records covered 4,534 veterans aged 65 and up who had inpatient surgery between 2013 and 2019. About half went to a skilled nursing facility, four in ten went home without services, and one in ten went home with home health. After risk adjustment, rural and urban patients showed no overall difference in readmission or death within thirty days. Among those sent home, home health receipt entered the picture. The study maps where services flow after surgery for this frail group.
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| CREATOR | Heather Davila, Yubo Gao, Michael Jacobs, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Carly Duncan, Andrea Strayer, Daniel Hall, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |