https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/593794
標題: | Predicting the length of hospital stay of postacute care patients in Taiwan using the Chinese version of the continuity assessment record and evaluation item set | 作者: | Hung C.-Y. WEI-TING WU KE-VIN CHANG TYNG-GUEY WANG DER-SHENG HAN |
公開日期: | 2017 | 出版社: | Public Library of Science | 卷: | 12 | 期: | 8 | 起(迄)頁: | e0183612 | 來源出版物: | PLoS ONE | 摘要: | Background The Chinese version of the Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE-C) item set was developed to facilitate the assessment of post-acute care (PAC) patients in Taiwan. Considering that the length of hospital stay (LOS) has a significant effect on the total healthcare cost, determining whether the CARE-C scores could predict the LOS of PAC patients is of great interest to the PAC providers. Methods This prospective trial included PAC patients with stroke or central nervous system injuries. The demographic data and CARE-C scores were collected after admission and before discharge. A multivariable stepwise linear regression model was used to identify the predictors of the LOS using age, sex, tube placement status, CARE-C component scores at admission, and score differences between admission and discharge as independent variables. Results This study included 178 patients (66 women and 112 men), with a mean age of 61.9 ± 15.6 years. Indwelling urinary catheter placement status at admission (β = 0.241, p = 0.002) was a positive predictor of the LOS, whereas age (β = ?0.189, p = 0.010), core transfer subscale score at admission (β = ?0.176, p = 0.020), and difference in continence subscale score (β = ?0.203, p = 0.008) were negative predictors of the LOS. The model explained 14% of the total variance. Conclusions Indwelling urinary catheter placement status at admission, age, core transfer subscale score at admission, and difference in the CARE-C continence subscale score were identified as predictors of the LOS. The explanatory power of these predictors might be limited due to the regulations of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance. ? 2017 Hung et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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ISSN: | 1932-6203 | DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0183612 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; aged; female; human; length of stay; male; middle aged; patient care; prospective study; Taiwan; Adult; Aged; Continuity of Patient Care; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 醫學院附設醫院 (臺大醫院) |
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