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The Hospital at Home Model vs Routine Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Survey of Patients' Preferences.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Dimensions and components of hospital-at-home care: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Caregiver Burden at the Onset of Acute Hospital-At-Home.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Observational
- When the Home Becomes the Setting for Hospital Treatment: A Qualitative Study of Relatives' Experiences.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Trajectory of health-related quality of life during and after hospitalisation due to worsening of heart failure.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Home intravenous diuretic administration for heart failure management: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Can Patients with Electrolyte Disturbances Be Safely and Effectively Treated in a Hospital-at-Home, Telemedicine-Controlled Environment? A Retrospective Analysis of 267 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Social Risk Factors are Associated with Risk for Hospitalization in Home Health Care: A Natural Language Processing Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Article
- Hospital In Home: Evaluating Need and Readiness for Implementation (HENRI) in the Department of Veterans Affairs: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation and participatory implementation planning study.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) experience recurrent hospitalizations and may prefer a Hospital at Home (HaH) model over routine hospitalization. Methods: We administered a 9-item questionnaire on perceived effectiveness, safety, convenience, and acceptability of a HaH model among patients hospitalized for HF at 2 academic hospitals in Ontario. The primary outcome was HaH care acceptability, defined as a preference for or neutrality to HaH care over routine hospitalization. We used partial Spearman rank correlations (ρ) and multivariable logistic regression analyses to explore associations with outcomes. Results: Of 297 eligible patients, 269 (90.6%) completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 76.2 (standard deviation, 12.3) years; 48.3% were female; and 70.5% lived in their own home, commonly with a relative or caregiver (67.9%). As many as 211 patients (78.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 73.0%-83.2%) found HaH care acceptable, with 169 (62.8%; 95% CI, 56.8%-68.6%) preferring HaH care over routine hospitalization. Perceived convenience (ρ, 0.57; Conclusions: A majority of patients with HF perceived HaH care to be an acceptable alternative to routine hospitalization, prioritizing perceived convenience and safety over effectiveness. Postsecondary education and living independently without caregiver support were associated with HaH acceptability.
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