Risk factors for frequent unplanned hospital visits in older multimorbid patients after an emergency department visit: a retrospective cohort study
A history of frequent hospital visits was the strongest risk factor for future unplanned hospital visits. Several other factors were also identified, suggesting the potential for predictive models to identify at-risk patients before frequent visits occur.
Authors
- Anders Björkelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7426-914X)
- Karol R. Biegus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-1709)
- Jonas Björk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-2000)
- Anne Ekdahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-176X)
- Ulf Ekelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-9267)
- Jakob Lundager Forberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-0352)
- August Taegil
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Helsingborgs lasarett (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03280-5
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00