Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Health Literacy, and Social Living Status

Andrea S. Wallace, Yelena Perkhounkova, Nicole L. Bohr and Sophia Jihey Chung

Clinical Nursing Research, 2016, vol. 25, issue 5, 494-511

Abstract: Patient characteristics and lack of preparedness are associated with poor outcomes after hospital discharge. Our purpose was to explore the association between patient characteristics and patient- and nurse-completed Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS). We conducted a prospective study of 70 Veterans being discharged from medical and surgical units. Differences in RHDS knowledge subscale scores were found among literacy levels, with lower perceived knowledge reported for those with marginal or inadequate literacy ( p = .03). Differences in RHDS expected support subscale scores were also found, with those who were unmarried and/or living alone ( p

Keywords: patient discharge; patient readmission; health literacy; social environment; Veterans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773815624380

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