Patient perception of hospital support at discharge versus risk factors for readmission
| Patient perception of discharge | No modifiable factors | Needed more support | X2 | Count |
| Mod/max assist | 25 | 50 | ||
| Min/no assist | 50 | 51 | 0.03* | 176 |
| DME | 8 | 21 | ||
| No DME | 67 | 82 | 0.08 | 178 |
| Discharge HHS/SNF | 23 | 44 | ||
| Discharge home | 52 | 58 | 0.09 | 177 |
| PCP f/u >14 days | 19 | 23 | ||
| PCP f/u <7 days | 36 | 30 | 0.35 | 108 |
| F/u phone call | 19 | 23 | ||
| No f/u phone call | 56 | 80 | 0.64 | 178 |
Patients requiring moderate/max level of assistance to ambulate correlated with patient perception that more support could have prevented hospital readmission.
Comparison by χ2 testing.
Count is the number of patients included as some patients did not have data available.
*Statistically significant.
DME, durable medical equipment; f/u, follow-up; HHS, home health services; PCP, primary care provider; SNF, skilled nursing facility.