ArticlePloS one2017
Can home care for homebound patients with chronic heart failure reduce hospitalizations and costs?
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- Impact of primary care involvement and setting on multidisciplinary heart failure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.ESC heart failure · 2021Pooled it
- The outcomes of treatment for homebound adults with complex medical conditions in a hospital-at-home unit in the southern district of Israel.Israel journal of health policy research · 2024Article
- The impact of home care on individuals with chronic heart failure: A comprehensive review.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2024Article
- Implementation evaluation of a stepped approach to home care assessment using interRAI systems in Ontario, Canada.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- The Development and Implementation of a Cardiac Home Hospice Program: Results of a RE-AIM Analysis.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2020Article
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- Analyses of the effectiveness of a Brazilian pediatric home care service: a preliminary study.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Comparative efficacy of Chinese herbal injections for treating chronic heart failure: a network meta-analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Article
- Examining the Influence of Integrated Home and Community Care Programs on Quadruple Aim and Health Equity Outcomes Across the Health Care System: A Scoping Review.International journal of integrated careArticle
- "We're all we got is each other": Mixed-methods analysis of patient-caregiver dyads' management of heart failure.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCongestive heart failure (CHF), a common problem in adults, is associated with multiple hospitalizations, high mortality rates and high costs. PURPOSE: To evaluate whether home care for homebound patients with CHF reduces healthcare service utilization and overall costs.
methodsA retrospective study of healthcare utilization among homebound patients who received home care for CHF from 2012-1015. The outcome measures were number of hospital admissions per month, total number of hospitalization days and days for CHF only, emergency room visits, and overall costs. A comparison was conducted between the 6-month period prior to entry into home care and the time in home care.
resultsOver the study period 196 patients were treated by home care for CHF with a mean age of 79.4±9.5 years. 113 (57.7%) were women. Compared to the six months prior to home care, there were statistically significant decreases in hospitalizations (46.3%), in the number of total in-hospital days (28.7%), in the number of in-hospital days for CHF (66.7%), in emergency room visits (47%), and in overall costs (23.9%).
conclusionHome care for homebound adults with CHF can reduce healthcare utilization and healthcare costs.
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