Avoidable Hospitalizations/ Emergency Department Visits- Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Research

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hypertension; Urinary Tract Infections; Asthma; Diabetes; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Heart Failure; Pneumonia, Bacterial

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05456906

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MOST110-2410-H-037-018-MY3 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to synthesize qualitative evidence related to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits from the perspectives of patients, their families/caregivers, health care providers, and stakeholders, in the hope to identify generalizable conclusions about why social risk factors matter to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits

Full description

The present study is a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis study. The study primarily focused on the qualitative studies that collected and analyzed narratives from patients who experienced preventable hospitalizations. The information from their families, health care providers, and stakeholders in the qualitative studies are also included. The data collections from patients occurred during their hospital stay, emergency department stay, or after discharge to the community are included. Patients included all ages and gender, regardless of their race/ethnicity and countries.

The qualitative studies must be published in peer-reviewed journals, with language as english and no restriction on publication date or country of origin. Two authors (HC and HL) independently screened the title and reviewed abstracts, then full texts for eligibility. Thorugh synthesizing, the present study is expected to develop themes and sub-themes related to preventable hospitalizations/emergency department visits, in the hope to assist policymakers health care professionals, and stakeholders in properly addressing the underlying factors leading to preventable hospitalizations/emergency department visits .

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients were admitted to hospitals and/ or visited the emergency department due to preventable conditions, including diabetes acute complications, diabetes chronic complications, uncontrolled diabetes, low-extremity amputation due to diabetes, COPD, heart failure, hypertension, urinary tract infection, and pneumonia. Patients' families and their health care providers are also included.

exclusion criteria: patients with dementia, mental illness, or cancer