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Hospital readmissions in dementia patients in England are associated with sex, having multiple health conditions, post-discharge primary care appointments, medication reviews, and residential care status, per analysis of 30,527 patients

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Identifying the determinants of hospital readmission in dementia patients – A retrospective cohort study using electronic healthcare records in England

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People living with dementia are at an increased risk of multiple hospital admissions.

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Hospital readmissions in dementia patients in England are associated with sex, having multiple health conditions, post-discharge primary care appointments, medication reviews, and residential care status, per analysis of 30,527 patients

Article URL: https://plos.io/4f9oEtF

Article title: Identifying the determinants of hospital readmission in dementia patients – A retrospective cohort study using electronic healthcare records in England

Author countries: UK.

Funding: This research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey, Sussex (ARC KSS), funding number NIHR200179, received by BB, IR, NT, and EF. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.


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