Patients' readiness for discharge: Predictors and effects on unplanned readmissions, emergency department visits and death

KAYA, SIDIKA; Guven, Gulay; AYDAN, SEDA; Kar, Ahmet; Teles, MESUT; Yildiz, Ahmet; KOCA, GÜLSÜM; KARTAL, NAZAN; KORKU, CAHİT; Urek, DUYGU; Demir, Ipek; Toka, ONUR

doi:10.1111/jonm.12605

Patients' readiness for discharge: Predictors and effects on unplanned readmissions, emergency department visits and death

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JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, vol.26, no.6, pp.707-716, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1111/jonm.12605
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.707-716
Keywords: death, emergency department visits, hospital readmission, patient outcomes, readiness for hospital discharge, HOSPITAL DISCHARGE, PERCEIVED READINESS, RISK, ASSOCIATION, INSTABILITY, PERCEPTION, QUALITY, CARE
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AimTo determine the variables that affect patients' perceptions about their readiness for discharge and to elucidate the effects of these perceptions on patient outcomes such as unplanned readmission to the hospital, emergency department visits and death within 30days after discharge.