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Post-hospital medical respite care and hospital readmission of homeless persons

dc.contributor.authorKertesz, Stefan G.
dc.contributor.authorPosner, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, James J.
dc.contributor.authorSwain, Stacy
dc.contributor.authorMullins, Ashley N.
dc.contributor.authorShwartz, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAsh, Arlene S.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:42.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:17:23Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:17:23Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-14
dc.date.submitted2010-07-01
dc.identifier.citationJ Prev Interv Community. 2009;37(2):129-42. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10852350902735734">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn1085-2352 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10852350902735734
dc.identifier.pmid19363773
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47614
dc.description.abstractMedical respite programs offer medical, nursing, and other care as well as accommodation for homeless persons discharged from acute hospital stays. They represent a community-based adaptation of urban health systems to the specific needs of homeless persons. This article examines whether post-hospital discharge to a homeless medical respite program was associated with a reduced chance of 90-day readmission compared to other disposition options. Adjusting for imbalances in patient characteristics using propensity scores, respite patients were the only group that was significantly less likely to be readmitted within 90 days compared to those released to Own Care. Respite programs merit attention as a potentially efficacious service for homeless persons leaving the hospital.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=19363773&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectBoston
dc.subjectCommunity Networks
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subject*Homeless Persons
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPatient Discharge
dc.subjectPatient Readmission
dc.subjectProgram Evaluation
dc.subjectRespite Care
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectBiostatistics
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.titlePost-hospital medical respite care and hospital readmission of homeless persons
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of prevention and intervention in the community
dc.source.volume37
dc.source.issue2
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1741&amp;context=qhs_pp&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/741
dc.identifier.contextkey1378889
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T17:17:23Z
html.description.abstract<p>Medical respite programs offer medical, nursing, and other care as well as accommodation for homeless persons discharged from acute hospital stays. They represent a community-based adaptation of urban health systems to the specific needs of homeless persons. This article examines whether post-hospital discharge to a homeless medical respite program was associated with a reduced chance of 90-day readmission compared to other disposition options. Adjusting for imbalances in patient characteristics using propensity scores, respite patients were the only group that was significantly less likely to be readmitted within 90 days compared to those released to Own Care. Respite programs merit attention as a potentially efficacious service for homeless persons leaving the hospital.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathqhs_pp/741
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences
dc.source.pages129-42


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