Admissions questionnaire item | No readmission (n=645) N (%) | Readmission (n=201) N (%) | P value*† |
How would you rate your overall health? (0 missing) | |||
Not excellent | 591 (91.63) | 180 (89.55) | 0.37 |
Excellent | 54 (8.37) | 21 (10.45) | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |
How would you rate your overall mental or emotional health? | |||
Not excellent | 515 (80.22) | 159 (79.50) | 0.97 |
Excellent | 127 (19.78) | 41 (20.50) | |
Missing | 3 | 1 | |
How satisfied are you with the overall care you received/are receiving since you were admitted? | |||
Not very satisfied | 150 (23.33) | 64 (32.00) | 0.045 |
Very satisfied | 493 (76.67) | 136 (68.00) | |
Missing | 2 | 1 | |
How confident are you about your ability to manage your health issues after leaving the hospital? | |||
Not very confident | 291 (45.47) | 81 (40.50) | 0.43 |
Very confident | 349 (54.53) | 119 (59.50) | |
Missing | 5 | 1 | |
How likely would you say you are to be readmitted to the hospital in the next 30 days? | |||
Not very likely | 571 (88.80) | 171 (85.07) | 0.27 |
Very likely | 72 (11.20) | 30 (14.93) | |
Missing | 2 | 0 | |
During this hospital stay, how often do doctors listen carefully to you? | |||
Not always | 169 (26.37) | 69 (34.33) | 0.049 |
Always | 472 (73.63) | 132 (65.67) | |
Missing | 4 | 0 | |
During this hospital stay, how often do doctors explain things in a way you could understand? | |||
Not always | 176 (27.59) | 60 (29.85) | 0.27 |
Always | 462 (72.41) | 141 (70.15) | |
Missing | 7 | 0 | |
During this hospital stay, do doctors, nurses or other hospital staff talk with you about whether you will have the help you need when you leave the hospital? | |||
No | 145 (22.94) | 32 (16.16) | 0.11 |
Yes | 487 (77.06) | 166 (83.84) | |
Missing | 13 | 3 | |
During this hospital stay, do you expect to get information in writing about what symptoms or health problems to look out for after you leave the hospital? | |||
No | 96 (15.19) | 37 (18.50) | 0.18 |
Yes | 536 (84.81) | 163 (81.50) | |
Missing | 13 | 1 | |
During this hospital stay, how often have staff taken your wishes into account in deciding what you will need when you leave the hospital? | |||
Not always | 255 (41.87) | 85 (43.15) | 0.11 |
Always | 354 (58.13) | 112 (56.85) | |
Missing | 36 | 4 | |
During this hospital stay, how often have staff taken the wishes of your caregivers into account in deciding what you will need when you leave the hospital? | |||
Not always | 166 (36.48) | 56 (39.44) | 0.37 |
Always | 289 (63.52) | 86 (60.56) | |
Not applicable | 180 | 53 | |
Missing | 10 | 6 | |
Do you have a good understanding of the things you are responsible for in managing your health after you leave the hospital? | |||
No/unsure | 62 (9.76 | 16 (7.96) | 0.15 |
Yes | 573 (90.24) | 185 (92.04) | |
Missing | 10 | 0 |
*Pearson’s χ2 tests were used to assess differences between readmission status groups for all variables.
†Missing values were not included in the calculation of the χ2 statistic and associated P value.