Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Pneumonia, Bacterial, Urinary Tract Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Meta-analysis, Qualitative study, Systematic review, social determinants of health
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to synthesize qualitative evidence related to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits from the perspectives of patients, their families/caregivers, health care providers, and stakeholders, in the hope to identify generalizable conclusions about why social risk factors matter to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits
Detailed description
The present study is a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis study. The study primarily focused on the qualitative studies that collected and analyzed narratives from patients who experienced preventable hospitalizations. The information from their families, health care providers, and stakeholders in the qualitative studies are also included. The data collections from patients occurred during their hospital stay, emergency department stay, or after discharge to the community are included. Patients included all ages and gender, regardless of their race/ethnicity and countries. The qualitative studies must be published in peer-reviewed journals, with language as english and no restriction on publication date or country of origin. Two authors (HC and HL) independently screened the title and reviewed abstracts, then full texts for eligibility. Thorugh synthesizing, the present study is expected to develop themes and sub-themes related to preventable hospitalizations/emergency department visits, in the hope to assist policymakers health care professionals, and stakeholders in properly addressing the underlying factors leading to preventable hospitalizations/emergency department visits .
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No interventions
Sponsors
The Ministry of Science and Technology
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Kaohsiung Medical University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients were admitted to hospitals and/ or visited the emergency department due to preventable conditions, including diabetes acute complications, diabetes chronic complications, uncontrolled diabetes, low-extremity amputation due to diabetes, COPD, heart failure, hypertension, urinary tract infection, and pneumonia. Patients' families and their health care providers are also included.
Exclusion criteria
patients with dementia, mental illness, or cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| preventable hospitalizations and/or preventable emergency department visits | Patients were hospitalized or visited emergency department visits as the base line. The interviews were conducted during patient inpatient stay/ emergency department stay or after discharge to the community up to 3 years. | patients who experienced hospitalizations and/ or emergency department visits due to any of the conditions: diabetes-related complication, heart failure, asthma, COPD, urinary tract infection, and bacteria |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactHsueh-Fen Chen, Ph.D.
Outcome results
None listed