| Summary: | 碩士 === 義守大學 === 管理學院管理碩士在職專班 === 100 === Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the discharge readiness (RD), satisfaction of discharge planning service (SDPS) and their related factors among cerebrovascular disease (CVD).
Methods:Using a cross-sectional and correlational study design, 111 CVD patients were recruited from a medical center in southern Taiwan. Data was collected from 01 March, 2012 to 30 May, 2012 with structured questionnaires, including discharge readiness scale, satisfaction of sischarge planning service, personal attributes and medical related characteristics.
Results: The results indicated that there were 91.0% and 94.6% patients reported being ready to go home before and 14 days after discharge. We found significant difference between patients age, gender, job, marital status, number of children, economic status, smoking history, stay after discharge, length of hospital stay, limbs paralysis, complications, discharge status, such as Glasgow coma scale, NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scal), mRS (Modified Rankin Scale), Barthel Index, Karnofsky, number of insert tube, readmission to emergency with three day, readmission within 14 day after discharge, and transfer to rehabilitation unit and discharge readiness. These variables also were the predictors of the subscales of RD, and account for 71%, 52%, 76% and 52% variance, respectively. Number of comobility, number of insert tube, and transfer to rehabilitation unit were significant difference with SDPS, and were the predictors of subscales of SDPS, and account for 10%, 4%, and 4% variance, respectively.
Conclusions: A better understanding of the discharge readiness and SDPS and its related factors can improve health professionals’ discharge planning appraisal efforts, enabling them to provide better quality discharge care, and, ultimately, increase the quality of life for stroke patients.
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