Factors influencing discharge readiness among patients with mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke: a cross-sectional study
Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Mar 26, 2024
Page range: 57 - 66
Received: Jan 21, 2023
Accepted: May 12, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0006
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Objective
To describe discharge readiness and determine whether self-efficacy, social support, and the quality of discharge teaching can predict discharge readiness among patients with mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke.
Methods
A total of 120 patients with mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke were recruited using simple random sampling. Five instruments, namely, the Demographic Data Questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS_C), the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale (SES6), the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS), were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and standard multiple linear regression were used for data analysis.
Results
The mean score of discharge readiness among patients with mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke was at a moderate level (M = 7.6, SD = 0.92), and 75.8% of the participants felt ready for discharge. Standard multiple linear regression revealed that self-efficacy (β = 0.62,
Conclusions
Intervention programs aimed at improving self-efficacy and the quality of discharge teaching may be helpful in promoting discharge readiness in patients with mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke, especially in coping ability.