Rehospitalization in Community Dwelling Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.
- Author:
Eun Sil KOH
1
;
Jung Yoon KIM
;
Ja Ho LEIGH
;
Moon Suk BANG
;
Hyung Ik SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. hyungik1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Spinal cord injury;
Rehospitalization;
Complication
- MeSH:
Autonomic Dysreflexia;
Fever;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Male;
Paraplegia;
Pressure Ulcer;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Injuries;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2009;33(5):607-613
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency and reasons for rehospitalization in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community. METHOD: A total 388 patients with SCI living in community participated in the nationwide questionnaire-based study. A self-administered questionnaire was used. RESULTS: Of the 459 patients originally enrolled, 388 completed questionnaires, yielding response rate of 84.5%. The reasons for rehospitalization were SCI related complications (71.7%), periodic health evaluation (44.7%), and other causes (28.3%). The most frequent SCI related complications for rehospitalization were urinary tract infections (45.2%), pressure sores (39.7%), fever (18.3%), pain (18.3%), and autonomic dysreflexia (7.6%). The number of rehospitalized cases due to SCI related complication including urinary tract infection was significantly higher in complete SCI. Rehospitalization due to pressures sore was more frequent in people with paraplegia, male and complete injuries. CONCLUSION: In our study, 71.7% of patients with SCI experienced rehospitalization for SCI related complication after initial hospitalization. Urinary tract infection and pressure sores were the most common SCI related complications for rehospitalization.
