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Transition of Care for Post-COVID-19 Patients: Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile and Associated Factors.
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Nursing Forum . 2/8/2023, p1-8. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and factors associated with care transition in patients recovered from COVID-19. Cross-sectional study of quantitative approach with 49 patients and/or caregivers who were discharged from hospital to home in a university hospital. Three instruments were used to evaluate the transition of care: the sociodemographic questionnaire, the clinical questionnaire, and the Care Transition Measure. The analysis was performed using SPSS software, and the Mann–Whitney test was applied, with a significance level of p ≤ 0.005. Of the 49 participants, with a mean age of 50 years, the majority were males (59.2%), with more than 10 years of education. The main symptoms of COVID-19 were dyspnea (79.6%), followed by fatigue (75.5%) and fever (69.4%). The most prevalent comorbidity was hypertension (32.7%). There was an association between care transition and comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cancer) (p < 0.005). The study found that the transition of care for patients recovered with COVID-19 from hospital discharge to home was successful. However, the need for public policy implementation after hospital discharge in a pandemic setting is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *STATISTICS
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*COVID-19
*ACADEMIC medical centers
*TRANSITIONAL care
*CROSS-sectional method
*QUANTITATIVE research
*MANN Whitney U Test
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*DISEASE prevalence
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*DATA analysis
*DISCHARGE planning
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00296473
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161758053
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3505657