Patients’ and providers’ perspectives on medication relatedness and potential preventability of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge
- Uitvlugt, E.B. (Elien B.)
- Janssen, M.J.A. (Marjo)
- Siegert, C.E.H. (Carl E. H.)
- Leenders, A.J.A. (Anna J. A.)
- Bemt, B.J.F. (Bart) van den
- Bemt, P.M.L.A. (Patricia) van den
- Karapinar-Çarkit, F. (Fatma)
DOIAbstract
Background: Hospital readmissions are increasingly used as an indicator of quality in health care. One potential risk factor of readmissions is polypharmacy. No studies have explored the patients’ perspectives on the medication relatedness and potential preventability of their readmissions. Objective: To compare the patients’ perspectives on the medication relatedness and potential preventability of their readmissions with the providers’ perspectives. Methods: Patients unplanned readmitted within 30 days after discharge at one of the participating departments of OLVG Hospital in Amsterdam were interviewed during their readmission. Patients’ perspectives regarding medication relatedness of their readmissions, the potential prevent
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