Readmission to an acute hospital Trust within 30 days of discharge
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The perception and experiences of people aged 65 years and over (and their families or caregivers where appropriate) of readmission to an acute hospital trust within 30 days of discharge
IRAS ID
221137
Contact name
Emma Pascale Blakey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford Brookes University
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 4 months, 31 days
Research summary
Readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge continue to rise in the UK and internationally especially among people aged 65 years and over.
Returning to hospital can have an impact on the health and wellbeing of the person coming back to hospital and their care givers or loved ones. It can also get in the way of other care being organised in hospital and cost the NHS money.
Many different things are said to cause readmission to hospital, for example, problems with the care received during the initial hospital visit or because more support was needed once the individual had left hospital.
At the moment we do not know enough about this from the perspective of people being readmitted themselves. We do not know much about how people in this age group experience being readmitted to hospital nor what is important to them.
This study aims to address this by interviewing people who have been readmitted to one Hospital Trust in England. They will have the option of being interviewed in hospital or at home. They will also have the possibility of suggesting the researcher speak to other people that are significant to them. They will also be asked to show any paperwork or information they were given by the hospital when they first left.
This study is part of a PhD project and will last from 2017 to the end of 2019.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1073
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jun 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion