TY - JOUR T1 - Patients and healthcare professionals’ voice on preventable readmissions JF - BMJ Open Quality JO - BMJ Open Qual DO - 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001344 VL - 10 IS - 2 SP - e001344 AU - Jordi Adamuz AU - David Lorente-García AU - Maria-José Ruiz-Martínez AU - Carme Nieto-Ruiz AU - Maria Colomer-Plana AU - Sergio Alonso-Fernández AU - Laura de la Cueva-Ariza AU - María-Eulalia Juvé-Udina Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/2/e001344.abstract N2 - Currently, about 10% of patients required unplanned readmissions within 30 days after discharge.1 2 This proportion has not changed substantially over the past several years despite intense efforts to improve the discharge process.Although several studies3 4 have been performed, including patients’ and physicians’ opinion on the preventability of readmissions and factors that would predict preventability, only a few studies have included nurses’ opinions and the consensus with all stakeholders.5 We aimed to determine the patient’s opinion on preventable readmission, associated factors and the extent to which patients, nurses and physicians agree on readmission preventability.To achieve the proposed objectives, a descriptive transversal correlational multicentre study was developed. This study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (reference number: PR114/17). From 2 April 2017 to 18 January 2019, all patients readmitted within 30 days to 2 medical and 2 surgical departments (internal medicine, pneumology, trauma and digestive surgery) at 4 university hospitals were identified. Patients who provided written informed consent were interviewed within 72 hours of readmission. Four research nurses were trained to deliver the interviews. The patient’s interview involved 23 questions6 about functional status at discharge, discharge process and follow-up care, including readmission preventability (online supplemental material). Two independent physicians and nurses of the research team concurrently reviewed electronic health records to identify factors contributing to potentially preventable readmissions.7 Clinical and demographic patients’ characteristics were also collected.Supplementary data[bmjoq-2021-001344supp001.pdf]We estimated that a total sample size of 276 patients was needed for a proportion of 11% … ER -