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

Sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05456906

Collaborator

The Ministry of Science and Technology (Other), National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Diabetes Heart Failure Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Asthma Hypertension Urinary Tract Infections Pneumonia, Bacterial	Other: No intervention

Detailed 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 .

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

30 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Retrospective

Official Title:

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

Actual Study Start Date :

Jun 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jul 20, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2022

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

preventable hospitalizations and/or preventable emergency department visits [Patients were hospitalized or visited emergency department visits as the base line. The interviews were conducted during patient inpatient stay/ emergency department stay or after discharge to the community up to 3 years.]
patients who experienced hospitalizations and/ or emergency department visits due to any of the conditions: diabetes-related complication, heart failure, asthma, COPD, urinary tract infection, and bacteria

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

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