According to a study published online last week by the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes by the American Heart Association, patients hospitalized for heart failure are more likely to be readmitted within six months if they live in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status.
Neighborhood socioeconomic status was significantly associated with six-month, all-cause readmission even after adjusting for patient-level factors, including individual socioeconomic status.
“To prevent readmission, we may need to focus on neighborhood factors, as well as individual patient factors,” the article states.
