TY - JOUR

T1 - The relationship of family functioning and family health with hospital readmission in patients with heart failure

T2 - insights from an international cross-sectional study

AU - Shamali, Mandi

AU - Østergaard, Birte

AU - Svavarsdóttir, Erla Kolbrún

AU - Shahriari, Mohsen

AU - Konradsen, Hanne

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Aims The growing hospital readmission rate among patients with heart failure (HF) has imposed a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems. Therefore, it is essential to identify readmission associating factors to reduce hospital readmission. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of family functioning and family health with hospital readmission rates over 6 months in patients with HF and identify the sociodemographic and/or clinical variables associated with hospital readmission.Methods and results This international multicentre cross-sectional study involved a sample of 692 patients with HF from three countries (Denmark 312, Iran 288, and Iceland 92) recruited from January 2015 to May 2020. The Family Functioning, Health, and Social Support questionnaire was used to collect the data. The number of patients' hospital readmissions during the 6-month period was retrieved from patients' hospital records. Of the total sample, 184 (26.6%) patients were readmitted during the 6-month period. Of these, 111 (16%) had one readmission, 68 (9.9%) had two readmissions, and 5 (0.7%) had three readmissions. Family functioning, family health, being unemployed, and country of residence were significant factors associated with hospital readmission for the patients.Conclusions This study highlights the critical roles of family functioning and family health in 6-month hospital readmission among patients with HF. Moreover, the strategy of healthcare systems in the management of HF is a key determinant that influences hospital readmission. Our findings may assist the investigation of potential strategies to reduce hospital readmission in patients with HF.

AB - Aims The growing hospital readmission rate among patients with heart failure (HF) has imposed a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems. Therefore, it is essential to identify readmission associating factors to reduce hospital readmission. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of family functioning and family health with hospital readmission rates over 6 months in patients with HF and identify the sociodemographic and/or clinical variables associated with hospital readmission.Methods and results This international multicentre cross-sectional study involved a sample of 692 patients with HF from three countries (Denmark 312, Iran 288, and Iceland 92) recruited from January 2015 to May 2020. The Family Functioning, Health, and Social Support questionnaire was used to collect the data. The number of patients' hospital readmissions during the 6-month period was retrieved from patients' hospital records. Of the total sample, 184 (26.6%) patients were readmitted during the 6-month period. Of these, 111 (16%) had one readmission, 68 (9.9%) had two readmissions, and 5 (0.7%) had three readmissions. Family functioning, family health, being unemployed, and country of residence were significant factors associated with hospital readmission for the patients.Conclusions This study highlights the critical roles of family functioning and family health in 6-month hospital readmission among patients with HF. Moreover, the strategy of healthcare systems in the management of HF is a key determinant that influences hospital readmission. Our findings may assist the investigation of potential strategies to reduce hospital readmission in patients with HF.

KW - Family functioning

KW - Family health

KW - Hospital readmission

KW - Heart failure

KW - SELF-CARE

KW - REHOSPITALIZATION

KW - PREDICTORS

U2 - 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac065

DO - 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac065

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35881489

VL - 22

SP - 264

EP - 272

JO - European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

JF - European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

SN - 1474-5151

IS - 3

ER -