TY - JOUR AU - Coventry, Peter A. AU - Gemmell, Isla AU - Todd, Christopher J. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/11/04 TI - Psychosocial risk factors for hospital readmission in COPD patients on early discharge services: a cohort study JO - BMC Pulmonary Medicine SP - 49 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Hospital readmission for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) occurs in up to 30% of patients, leading to excess morbidity and poor survival. Physiological risk factors predict readmission, but the impact of modifiable psychosocial risk factors remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate whether psychosocial risk factors independently predict readmission for AECOPD in patients referred to early discharge services (EDS). SN - 1471-2466 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-11-49 DO - 10.1186/1471-2466-11-49 ID - Coventry2011 ER -