Rural caregivers' preparedness for detecting and responding to the signs of worsening health conditions in recently hospitalised patients at risk for readmission: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore informal rural caregivers' perceived preparedness to detect and respond to the signs of worsening health conditions in patients recently discharged from hospital and at risk for readmission.

Design

A qualitative descriptive design and semistructured interviews were used. Data were thematically analysed.

Setting

Data collection occurred in 2018 and 2019 in rural communities in Southwestern and Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Participants

The study included sixteen informal caregivers who were all family members of a relative discharged from hospital at high risk for readmission following hospitalisation mostly for a medical illness (63%). Participants were mostly women (87.5%), living with their relative (62.5%) who was most

SUBMITTER: Fox MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759104 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature