Observational studyHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2020
Patients' and providers' perspectives on medication relatedness and potential preventability of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge.
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- Contributions of Specialized Nurses to Medication Management for Older People in Home Care: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Review
- Medication-Related Readmissions: Documentation of the Medication Involved and Communication in the Care Continuum.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Clinical characteristics and risk factors of preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Patients' and providers' perspectives on medication relatedness and potential preventability of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundHospital readmissions are increasingly used as an indicator of quality in health care. One potential risk factor of readmissions is polypharmacy. No studies have explored the patients' perspectives on the medication relatedness and potential preventability of their readmissions.
objectiveTo compare the patients' perspectives on the medication relatedness and potential preventability of their readmissions with the providers' perspectives.
methodsPatients unplanned readmitted within 30 days after discharge at one of the participating departments of OLVG Hospital in Amsterdam were interviewed during their readmission. Patients' perspectives regarding medication relatedness of their readmissions, the potential preventability, possible preventable interventions, and satisfaction with medication information were examined. Health-care providers also reviewed files of these readmitted patients. Primary outcome was the percentage of medication-related and potentially preventable readmissions according to the patient vs the provider. Descriptive data analysis was used.
resultsAccording to patients, 36 of 172 (21%) readmissions were medication-related, and of these, 21 (58%) were potentially preventable. According to providers, 26 (15%) readmissions were medication-related and 6 (23%) of these were potentially preventable. Patients and providers agreed on the medication relatedness in 11 of the 172 readmissions, and in two of these, agreement on the potential preventability existed. According to patients, preventive interventions belonged mostly to the hospital level, followed by the primary care level and patient level.
conclusionPatients and providers differ substantially on their perspectives regarding the medication relatedness and preventability of readmissions. Patients were more likely to view medication-related readmissions as preventable.
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