Association Between Patient Activation and Health Care Utilization After Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Increased patient activation (PA) (ie, knowledge, skills, motivation, confidence to participate in care) may result in improved outcomes, especially in surgical settings.

Objective

To estimate the extent to which PA is associated with 30-day postdischarge unplanned health care utilization after major thoracic or abdominal surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was performed at 2 centers of a tertiary care hospital network between October 2017 and January 2019. Adult patients undergoing thoracic or abdominal surgery were included. Of 880 patients assessed for eligibility, 692 were deemed eligible, of whom 34 declined to participate, 1 withdrew consent, and 4 were excluded after consent.

Exposures

Patient activation was measured i

SUBMITTER: Dumitra T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643038 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature