Determinants of patient choice for hospital readmission after township hospitalisation: a population-based retrospective study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The lack of coordinated and appropriate healthcare across sectors has produced more patients for county hospitals in China. This study examined differences in patient choice between township and county hospitals for readmission after a first township hospitalisation, and the determinants that influenced this choice.

Design

A retrospective study of readmissions across hospitals after a first admission in township hospital. A township-township (TT) inpatient group and a township-county (TC) inpatient group were compared. A two-level logistic regression model was used to examine the determinants of choice for hospital readmission.

Setting

Data were drawn from a population-based health utilisation database for Qianjiang District, China, from 1 January 2008 to 31

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature