Distribution of the Indicator of the Appropriate Admission of Patients with Circulatory System Diseases to County Hospitals in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: The inappropriate admission of patients with circulatory system diseases (CSDs) have contributed to the rapid increase in hospitalisation rates in China. The purpose of this study is to identify the key indicators of appropriate admission and their distribution by analysing CSD cases. Methods: A total of 794 records of inpatient CSD cases were collected from county hospitals in five counties in midwestern rural China through stratified random sampling and evaluated by using the Rural Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (RAEP). RAEP has two parts: Indicator A, which represents requirement for services, and Indicator B, which represents diseases severity. Indicator distribution was analysed through frequency analysis. A three-level logistic regression model was used to examine th

SUBMITTER: Ye Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6539859 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature