Planning with care complexity: Factors related to discharge delays of hospitalised people with disability.

ABSTRACT: Planning for discharge and supports beyond hospital for people with disability in Australia involves negotiation of complex care systems. The aims of this study were to examine how the individualised support pathway of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) functioned for admitted people with disability who required funded support to leave hospital; and to explore the factors indicative of increased care complexity associated with delays. Retrospective chart reviews of people with disability were conducted. Data on 198 eligible patients were extracted, including NDIS plan approval and plan implementation timeframes and discharge delay. Participants' median age was 52 years (interquartile range = 41-59). The most common disability type was spinal cord injury (41%). The median NDIS

SUBMITTER: Foster MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature