Rehospitalization in the First Year of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury After Discharge From Medical Rehabilitation

被引:155
作者
DeJong, Gerben [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Tian, Wenqiang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Hsieh, Ching-Hui [1 ,3 ]
Junn, Cherry [1 ]
Karam, Christopher [1 ]
Ballard, Pamela H. [1 ,2 ]
Smout, Randall J. [4 ]
Horn, Susan D. [4 ]
Zanca, Jeanne M. [5 ]
Heinemann, Allen W. [6 ]
Hammond, Rora M. [7 ,8 ]
Backus, Deborah [9 ]
机构
[1] MedStar Natl Rehabil Hosp, Washington, DC 20010 USA
[2] Georgetown Univ, Sch Med, Washington, DC USA
[3] MedStar Hlth Res Inst, Washington, DC USA
[4] Inst Clin Outcomes Res, Salt Lake City, UT USA
[5] Mt Sinai Sch Med, New York, NY USA
[6] Rehabil Inst Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[7] Carolinas HealthCare Syst, Carolinas Rehabil, Charlotte, NC USA
[8] Indiana Univ, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA
[9] Shepherd Ctr, Atlanta, GA USA
来源
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION | 2013年 / 94卷 / 04期
关键词
Patient readmission; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; SCIREHAB PROJECT SERIES; INPATIENT REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL READMISSIONS; THERAPY TAXONOMY; SEVERITY; ILLNESS; CARE; FACILITIES; VALIDITY; OUTCOMES;
D O I
10.1016/j.apmr.2012.10.037
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
Objective: To determine rates of rehospitalization among discharged rehabilitation patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in the first 12 months postinjury, and to identify factors associated with rehospitalization. Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting: Six geographically dispersed rehabilitation centers in the U.S. Participants: Consecutively enrolled individuals with new traumatic SCI (N=951), who were discharged from participating rehabilitation centers and participated in a 1-year follow-up survey. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Occurrence of postrehabilitation rehospitalization within 1 year of injury, length of rehospitalization stays, and causes of rehospitalizations. Results: More than one third (36.2%) of participants were rehospitalized at least once in the 12-month follow-up period; 12.5% were rehospitalized at least twice. The average number of rehospitalizations among those rehospitalized at least once was 1.37 times, with an average length of stay (LOS) of 15.5 days across all rehospitalization episodes. The 3 most common health conditions associated with rehospitalization were those related to the genitourinary system (eg, urinary tract infection), respiratory system (eg, pneumonia), and skin and subcutaneous tissue (eg, pressure ulcer). Being a woman (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.034-2.279), having Medicaid as the main payer (95% CI, 1.303-2.936), and more severe case mix were associated with increased odds of rehospitalization Those who had more intensive physical therapy (95% CI, .960-.981) had lower odds of rehospitalization. Some center-to-center variation in rehospitalization rates remained unexplained after case mix and practice differences were considered. The 6 SCI rehabilitation centers varied nearly 2-fold in rates at which their former SCI patients were rehospitalized-from 27.8% to 50%. Center-to-center variation diminished when patient case mix was considered. Conclusions: Compared with earlier studies, rehospitalization rates among individuals with SCI in the first postinjury year remain high and vary by level and completeness of injury. Rehospitalization risk was associated with younger age, being a woman, unemployment and retirement, and Medicaid coverage. Those who had more intensive physical therapy had lower odds of rehospitalization. Future studies should examine center-to-center variations in rehospitalization rates and availability of patient education and community resources. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;94(4 Suppl 2):S87-97 (C) 2013 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
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