Racial Disparities in Hospitalized Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

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ID19461371
AuthorsErlinda C Wheeler (University of Delaware), Paula Klemm (University of Delaware), Thomas Hardie (0000-0002-4547-7991, University of Delaware), Lisa Plowfield (University of Delaware), Lisa Ann Plowfield (University of Delaware), Margaret Birney (University of Delaware), Margaret Hamilton Birney (University of Delaware), Carolee Polek (0000-0002-5443-6497, University of Delaware), Kevin G Lynch (0000-0002-0426-0323, University of Pennsylvania)
Year2004
Volume15
Issue4
Pages291-297
Publication date2004-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043659604268962
PMID15359062
OpenAlexW2141439559
LanguageEN
References cited17

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of race on length of hospital stay (LOS) and number of procedures on elderly persons hospitalized with chronic heart failure (CHF). Secondary data analysis was used to obtain data on 99,543 hospitalized Medicare patients with CHF age 65 years or older. MANOVA was utilized to examine the effects of race, age, and total hospital charges on LOS, number of procedures, and diagnosis. Asian American Pacific Islanders had significantly higher number of procedures and LOS compared to Whites. The combined dependent variables were significantly affected by race, F( 9, 99,543) = 121.95, p = .000; the covariates of age, F( 3, 99,543) = 720.65, p = .000; and total charges F( 3, 99,543) = 38,962.95, p = .000. LOS accounted for 50% of the variance. Studies that examine cultural variables and their effect on LOS and number of procedures are needed

Heart failure · Intensive care medicine · Physical therapy · Global Health Workforce Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Emergency Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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