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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2021

Trauma of Hospitalization Is Common in Medical Inpatients But Is Not Associated with Post-Discharge Outcomes.

Akshatha Raghuveer, Erik Youngson, Pamela Mathura, Narmin Kassam, Finlay A McAlister

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Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Akshatha RaghuveerDivision of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Erik YoungsonAlberta Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Support Unit Data Platform, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Pamela MathuraDivision of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Narmin KassamDivision of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Finlay A McAlisterDivision of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Finlay.McAlister@ualberta.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-7435-3341
University of Alberta · CA

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Abstract

backgroundTrauma of hospitalization is characterized by patient-reported disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and/or mood and one study suggested it was associated with more 30-day readmissions.

objectiveTo define the trauma of hospitalization in medical inpatients and determine whether higher rates of disturbance correlate with adverse post-discharge outcomes.

designA prospective cohort study was conducted between June 2018 and August 2019 with patients reporting disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and/or mood. High trauma of hospitalization was defined as disturbance in 3 or 4 domains.

participantsGeneral medicine inpatients at an academic hospital in Edmonton, Canada. MAIN MEASURES: 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day rates of death, unplanned hospital readmission, or emergency department (ED) visit. KEY

resultsOf 299 patients (mean age 65.9 years, 47.8% female, mean Charlson score 3.6, and mean length of stay 8.2 days), 260 (87.0%) reported disturbance in at least one domain (most commonly nutrition or mobility) during their hospitalization, 179 (59.9%) reported disturbances in multiple domains, and 87 (29.1%) met the criteria for high trauma of hospitalization. Patients who reported a high trauma of hospitalization did not differ from those reporting less hospitalization disturbances in terms of demographics, burden of comorbidities, or length of stay, but did report higher rates of pre-hospital disturbances in sleep (32.3% vs. 14.4%, p = 0.03), nutrition (77.4% vs. 54.4%, p = 0.02), and mood (41.9% vs. 13.3%, p = 0.0007). High trauma of hospitalization was not significantly associated with death, readmission, or ED visit at 7 days (12.6% vs. 11.3%, aOR 1.13 [95% CI 0.52-2.46]), 30 days (31.0% vs. 32.1%, aOR 1.03 [95% CI 0.59-1.79]), or 90 days (52.9% vs. 50.9%, aOR 1.16 [95% CI 0.69-1.94]) after discharge.

conclusionsIn-hospital disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and mood are common in medical inpatients but were not associated with post-discharge outcomes.

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InpatientsPatient DischargeAftercareAgedFemaleHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMalePatient ReadmissionProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorshospitalizationpatient experiencespost-discharge outcomes

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PMID33547575
PMCPMC8390634
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