Unmet needs to admission in physical and rehabilitation inpatient department in Low and Middle Income Countries in 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Determining the needs to access to rehabilitation structures is essential for developing effective improvement strategies. The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of unmet needs to admission to rehabilitation and their associated factors.

Methods

It is a cross sectional study in the inpatient rehabilitation department Sahloul Hospital of Sousse, tertiary care center including all requests to admission. Patient demographics, diagnoses, admission decisions, and post-decision outcomes were collected for each request.

Results

Of 329 admission requests, 316 were eligible. The mean patient age was 45 years, with a male-to-female ratio of 0.84. Most requests originated from the hospital's outpatient department, neurology, and orthopedics. Among

SUBMITTER: Moncer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11486359 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature