The Frequency of Unplanned Rehospitalization and Associated Factors in Gyneoncology Patients: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Unplanned rehospitalization after discharge for gynecological cancer is common with significant associated risk factors and patient outcomes. Integrated multidisciplinary health care strategies, such as safe transition, communication, patient and family education, accurate medication reconciliation, and short-interval outpatient follow-up may help to prevent rehospitalization after discharge and improve patient outcomes.

Identification of Topics Explained by Home Doctors to Family Caregivers with Cancer Patients Died at Home: A Quantitative Text Analysis of Actual Speech in All Visits

“…Cases where patients express a wish to die at home and yet are taken to the hospital at the end of their life due to certain factors, such as difficulty in controlling their symptoms or a need for 24-hour nursing care, reduce the match rate between their desired and actual place of death (Bell et al 2010). To prevent hospitalization or re-hospitalization of end-of-life cancer patients, it is necessary to integrate communication, educate patients and their families, adjust prescriptions, and have frequent follow-ups (Pinar et al 2017). A patient's preference for a certain place of death is influenced by his or her awareness of care needs, past experiences, desire for dignity, and fear of being a burden on others (Chapple et al 2011).…”