Outcomes for Hospitalized Men Noted to Have Problems Associated With Living Alone in the United States.

Emmanuel Tito, Sumedha Nallamothu, Thang Nguyen, Saanvi Dixit, Scott Mitchell Wright, Che Matthew Harris

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Emmanuel TitoDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Sumedha NallamothuDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-1126-3061

Thang NguyenDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Saanvi DixitDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Scott Mitchell WrightDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Che Matthew HarrisDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Abstract

More men live alone than ever before, and this increases their risk for mortality. In-hospital studies for men who have struggles associated with living alone have not been amply studied. We used the 2022 National Inpatient Sample to explore hospital outcomes among men with "problems living alone." Using multivariable regression analyses, we examined in-hospital mortality, length of stay, total hospital charges, and post-discharge disposition. In 2022, 12,109,441 men were admitted to U.S. hospitals. Overall, 45,860 (0.4%) were coded for problems related to living alone, and 12,063,581 (99.6%) were not. Men with problems living alone were older (62.1 ± 17.4 vs. 67.3 ± 15.7;

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HospitalizationHospital MortalitySocial IsolationAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedUnited Statesbig dataliving alonemenoutcomessocial exclusion

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PMID42281334

DOI10.1177/15579883261454724

PMCPMC13263591

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