Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (N = 254)
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Readiness for hospital discharge scale | |
| PT-RHDS/SF (range 4.3–10) | |
| 9–10 | 116 (45.7) |
| 8–8.9 | 61 (24) |
| 7–7.9 | 39 (15.4) |
| <7 | 38 (15) |
| Mean (SD) | 8.4 (1.2) |
| RN-RHDS/SF (range 1.8–10) | |
| 9–10 | 103 (40.6) |
| 8–8.9 | 60 (23.6) |
| 7–7.9 | 59 (23.2) |
| <7 | 32 (12.6) |
| Mean (SD) | 8.4 (1.4) |
| PT-RHDS/SF and RN-RHDS agreement | |
| PT-RHDS/SF and RN-RHDS/SF ≥7 | 193 (76) |
| PT-RHDS/SF <7, RN-RHDS/SF >7 | 29 (11.4) |
| PT-RHDS/SF ≥7, RN-RHDS/SF <7 | 23 (9.1) |
| PT-RHDS/SF and RN-RHDS/SF ≤7 | 9 (3.5) |
| Patient controls | |
| Age (range 18–97): Mean (SD) | 52.4 (17.5) |
| Length of stay (range 1–33): Mean (SD) | 3.9 (3.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 71 (28) |
| Female | 183 (72) |
| Race | |
| White | 94 (37) |
| Black | 146 (57.6) |
| Other | 14 (5.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 110 (43.3) |
| Married | 87 (34.3) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed/other | 57 (22.4) |
| Medical diagnostic category | |
| MDC 4: Respiratory system | 22 (8.7) |
| MDC 5: Circulatory system | 55 (21.7) |
| MDC 6: Digestive system | 25 (9.8) |
| MDC 13: Female reproductive system | 61 (24) |
| MDC—other (16 MDCs ≥5% of sample) | 91 (35.8) |
| Severity of illness score | |
| 1 (minor) | 41 (16.1) |
| 2 (moderate) | 103 (40.6) |
| 3 (major) | 93 (36.6) |
| 4 (extreme) | 17 (6.7) |
| Risk of mortality score | |
| 1 (minor) | 128 (50.4) |
| 2 (moderate) | 79 (31.1) |
| 3 (major) | 39 (15.4) |
| 4 (extreme) | 8 (3.1) |
| Type of admission | |
| Medical | 181 (71.3) |
| Surgical | 73 (28.7) |
| Discharge coordination (discharge planner or expeditor) | 61 (24) |
| Number of non-PRN medications at discharge | |
| 0–3 | 79 (31.1) |
| 4+ | 54 (64.2) |
| Missing | 12 (4.7) |
| Outcome variables | |
| ED visits without readmission | 20 (7.9) |
| Readmission | 36 (14.2) |