Research ArticleAccepted Article
Age-Stratified Thirty-Day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Medicare cohort study
Maria Schletzbaum, Amy J. Kind, Yi Chen, Brad C. Astor, Stacy P. Ardoin, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Ann M. Sheehy, Farah A. Kaiksow, W. Ryan Powell and Christie M. Bartels
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2022, jrheum.220025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220025
Maria Schletzbaum
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Amy J. Kind
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Yi Chen
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Brad C. Astor
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Stacy P. Ardoin
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Ann M. Sheehy
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Farah A. Kaiksow
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
W. Ryan Powell
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
Christie M. Bartels
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, US; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, US; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, US; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, US; University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, US. Funding sources: Primary source of funding was National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (NIMHD) award number R01MD010243. Additional support from NIMHD award number F30MD015211, the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program (grant number T32 GM140935), and the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH CTSA grant 1UL1TR002373). Conflicts of Interests: CMB receives peer-reviewed institutional grant funding from Independent Grants for Learning and Change (Pfizer) for research unrelated to this study. All other authors declare no conflicts. Corresponding author: Christie M Bartels, MD MS, 1685 Highland Ave #4132, Madison, WI 53705. E-mail: cb4{at}medicine.wisc.edu
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 53, Issue 2
1 Feb 2026
Accepted manuscript
Age-Stratified Thirty-Day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Medicare cohort study
Maria Schletzbaum, Amy J. Kind, Yi Chen, Brad C. Astor, Stacy P. Ardoin, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Ann M. Sheehy, Farah A. Kaiksow, W. Ryan Powell, Christie M. Bartels
The Journal of Rheumatology Aug 2022, jrheum.220025; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.220025
Accepted manuscript
Age-Stratified Thirty-Day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Medicare cohort study
Maria Schletzbaum, Amy J. Kind, Yi Chen, Brad C. Astor, Stacy P. Ardoin, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Ann M. Sheehy, Farah A. Kaiksow, W. Ryan Powell, Christie M. Bartels
The Journal of Rheumatology Aug 2022, jrheum.220025; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.220025
