ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2016
Unhealthy alcohol use in older adults: Association with readmissions and emergency department use in the 30 days after hospital discharge.
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- Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Hazardous drinking by older adults with chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a Chicago-based cohort.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Association between clinical measures of unhealthy alcohol use and subsequent year hospital admissions in a primary care population.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Rates, Reasons, and Independent Predictors of Readmissions in Portal Venous Thrombosis Hospitalizations in the USA.Gastroenterology research · 2022Article
- Cannabis use, other drug use, and risk of subsequent acute care in primary care patients.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Readmission Rates and Associated Outcomes for Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2020Article
- The relationship of cannabis decriminalization in Colorado and cannabis use in individuals with alcohol use disorders.Journal of cannabis research · 2020Article
- Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2018Article
- Assessing Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Electronic Health Record Documentation and Patient Self-Report.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2018Article
- The Association Between Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Acute Care Expenditures in the 30 Days Following Hospital Discharge Among Older Veterans Affairs Patients with a Medical Condition.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2017Article
- Alcohol screening scores and the risk of intensive care unit admission and hospital readmission.Substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUnhealthy alcohol use could impair recovery of older patients after medical or surgical hospitalizations. However, no prior research has evaluated whether older patients who screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use are at increased risk of readmissions or emergency department (ED) visits within 30 days after discharge. This study examined the association between AUDIT-C alcohol screening results and 30-day readmissions or ED visits.
methodsVeterans Affairs (VA) patients age 65 years or older, were eligible if they were hospitalized for a medical or surgical condition (2/1/2009-10/1/2011) and had an AUDIT-C score documented in their VA electronic medical record in the year before they were hospitalized. VA and Medicare data identified VA or non-VA index hospitalizations, readmissions, and ED visits. Primary analyses adjusted for demographics, comorbid conditions, and past-year health care utilization.
resultsAmong 579,330 hospitalized patients, 13.7% were readmitted and 12.0% visited an ED within 30 days of discharge. In primary analyses, high-risk drinking (n=7,167) and nondrinking (n=357,086) were associated with increased probability of readmission (13.8%, 95% CI 13.0-14.6%; and 14.2%, 95% CI 14.1-14.3%, respectively), relative to low-risk drinking (12.9%; 95% CI 12.7-13.0%). Only nondrinkers had increased risk for ED visits.
conclusionsAlcohol screening results indicating high-risk drinking that were available in medical records were modestly associated with risk for 30-day readmissions and were not associated with risk for ED visits.
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