Associations Between Patient Characteristics and Unplanned or Delayed Discharges From Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Autor:	Perrella AJ; From the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (AJP, JL, CP); Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (AK); Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (CR-R, EW); Division of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada (CR-R); and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Unity Health, Toronto, Canada (EW)., Karimi A, Reppas-Rindlisbacher C, Lee J, Wong E, Patterson C
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation [Am J Phys Med Rehabil] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 102 (12), pp. 1111-1115. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 18.
DOI:	10.1097/PHM.0000000000002327
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Returning home is considered an indicator of successful rehabilitation for community-dwelling older adults. However, the factors associated with unplanned discharge remain uncertain. This retrospective chart review included patients 65 yrs and older admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation unit from medical and surgical wards in an academic hospital. Patient characteristics and outcomes were abstracted from the electronic medical record. The primary outcome was unplanned discharge destination defined as anything other than return to patients' preexisting residence. The associations between patient variables and unplanned discharge destination were analyzed using Pearson χ 2 and univariate logistic regression. Of the 251 charts screened, 25 patients (10.0%) had an unplanned discharge destination, and 74 of the remaining 226 (32.7%) experienced a delayed discharge (beyond 20 days). Requiring assistance for activities of daily living (odds ratio [OR], 2.80; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17-7.47), a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 4.04; 95% CI, 1.63-9.71), and lower serum albumin level (OR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.06-2.72) were associated with unplanned discharge. Variables commonly associated with worse outcomes such as age, cognitive scores, delirium, and number of comorbidities were not barriers to returning home and should therefore not be used on their own to limit access to geriatric rehabilitation. Competing Interests: Financial disclosure statements have been obtained, and no conflicts of interest have been reported by the authors or by any individuals in control of the content of this article. (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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