Trauma of Hospitalization Is Common in Medical Inpatients But Is Not Associated with Post-Discharge Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma of hospitalization is characterized by patient-reported disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and/or mood and one study suggested it was associated with more 30-day readmissions.

Objective

To define the trauma of hospitalization in medical inpatients and determine whether higher rates of disturbance correlate with adverse post-discharge outcomes.

Design

A prospective cohort study was conducted between June 2018 and August 2019 with patients reporting disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and/or mood. High trauma of hospitalization was defined as disturbance in 3 or 4 domains.

Participants

General medicine inpatients at an academic hospital in Edmonton, Canada.

Main measures

7-day, 30-day, and 90-day rates of death, unplanned

SUBMITTER: Raghuveer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390634 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature