Morbidity of pneumonia after discharge
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The morbidity attributable to community-acquired pneumonia after hospital admission – an exploratory cohort study
IRAS ID
166054
Contact name
Tom Bewick
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
Morbidity due to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) may persist long after clinical and radiographic resolution, and persist beyond “clinical cure” as rated by physicians. Respiratory symptoms and quality of life are rarely reported in CAP studies, despite being significant patient-centred outcomes. Whilst rates of readmission to hospital following an index admission with CAP are often quoted and published (at Royal Derby Hospital 30 day readmission rate was 15.4% over winter 2013/14), little is known about the rates of repeat attendance to primary care. Ideally, information could be provided to patients on discharge with regards to the time course of expected symptom resolution. This would enable patients to make an informed decision about the need to re-present to medical services. This study therefore aims to accurately describe the rate of re-consultation in younger patients hospitalised with CAP, the reasons surrounding the decision to re-consult, and to map this to the rate of resolution of patient symptoms.
The proposed study is a prospective observational cohort study. Participants will be enrolled during their admission to hospital for treatment of CAP, and then contacted by telephone using a structured questionnaire four to six weeks post-discharge in order to assess re-consultation rate to primary care, resolution of symptoms, and return to normal activity.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EM/1289
Date of REC Opinion
9 Dec 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion