Examining the association of social risk with heart failure readmission in the Veterans Health Administration

• Main Authors: Charlie M. Wray (Author), Marzieh Vali (Author), Louise C. Walter (Author), Lee Christensen (Author), Wendy Chapman (Author), Peter C. Austin (Author), Amy L. Byers (Author), Salomeh Keyhani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous research has found that social risk factors are associated with an increased risk of 30-day readmission. We aimed to assess the association of 5 social risk factors (living alone, lack of social support, marginal housing, substance abuse, and low income) with 30-day Hear...