Why patients decline participation in an intervention to reduce re-hospitalization through patient activation: whom are we missing?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite worldwide interest in reducing re-hospitalization, there is limited knowledge regarding characteristics of patients who chose to decline participation in such efforts and why. The aim is to explore reasons to decline participation in an intervention using motivational interviewing to reduce re-hospitalization through patient activation for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure.

Methods

This study uses data from 385 patients who were asked about participating in a randomized controlled trial; of these, 232 declined participation. Data on age, gender, and diagnosis were collected for those who agreed to participate and those who declined. Reasons to decline participation were collected for those who were asked to participate but

SUBMITTER: Flink M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature