Predicting unplanned hospital revisits among community-dwelling older adults: a dynamic cohort study
UHR are common in older adults, with excessive polypharmacy emerging as a key predictor. The pragmatic model described here provides a valuable tool to stratify older adults into distinct risk groups, identifying a high-risk group that may benefit from targeted interventions.
Authors
- Laura Hellemans
- Julie Hias
- Geert Molenberghs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-5448)
- Lorenz Van der Linden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5195-1891)
- Jos Tournoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-9154)
- Bert Vaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-1930)
- Xavier Rygaert
- Nicolas Saud
- Lotte Blocquiaux
Institutions
- Statistics Belgium (BE)
- Intermutualist Agency (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2025-004622
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00