This study identified several factors associated with readmission, including the severity of depression symptoms, treatment patterns, and demographic variables such as age and gender. The ...

Depression is a graded, independent risk factor for readmission to the hospital, functional decline, and mortality in patients with congestive heart failure. Physicians can assess depression by ...

Their quality of life suffers, and the regular hospital stays push up health-care costs. It is vital to find ways to manage these patients at home for fewer readmissions and greater long-term gains.

Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by ... gastrointestinal and cardiovascular symptoms, and stroke risk, which could lead to delayed or incomplete ...

Numerous studies have shown that symptoms such as depression and pain are associated with higher rates of emergency room visits and readmissions to the hospital, higher health care costs and ...