Social Factors and Patient Perceptions Associated With Preventable Hospital Readmissions.
hospital medicine
patient perspectives
readmission preventability
readmissions
social determinants of health
Journal
Journal of patient experience
ISSN: 2374-3735
Titre abrégé: J Patient Exp
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101688338
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Historique:
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5
3
2020
pubmed:
5
3
2020
medline:
5
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Preventable hospital readmissions are costly and erode the quality of care delivery. Few efforts to incorporate the patient perspectives and social factors associated with readmission preventability exist. To identify patient perceptions and social barriers to care related to readmission. Prospective cohort study of 202 respondents readmitted within 30 days of hospital discharge from 2 inpatient adult medicine units at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts between January 2012 and January 2016. Few participants indicated that their readmission was due to unattainable health care after discharge. Almost half indicated that they needed more general assistance to stay well outside the hospital. Those reporting a barrier related to at least 2 measures of social determinants of health were more likely to have preventable readmissions (34% vs 17%, Strengthening nonmedical support systems and general social policy may be required to reduce preventable readmissions.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Preventable hospital readmissions are costly and erode the quality of care delivery. Few efforts to incorporate the patient perspectives and social factors associated with readmission preventability exist.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To identify patient perceptions and social barriers to care related to readmission.
METHODS
METHODS
Prospective cohort study of 202 respondents readmitted within 30 days of hospital discharge from 2 inpatient adult medicine units at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts between January 2012 and January 2016.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Few participants indicated that their readmission was due to unattainable health care after discharge. Almost half indicated that they needed more general assistance to stay well outside the hospital. Those reporting a barrier related to at least 2 measures of social determinants of health were more likely to have preventable readmissions (34% vs 17%,
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Strengthening nonmedical support systems and general social policy may be required to reduce preventable readmissions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32128367
doi: 10.1177/2374373518825143
pii: 10.1177_2374373518825143
pmc: PMC7036679
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
19-26Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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