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标题：Investigating the Appropriateness of Admission and Hospitaliza-tion at a Teaching Hospital: A Case of a Developing Country
其他标题：Investigating the Appropriateness of Admission and Hospitaliza-tion at a Teaching Hospital: A Case of a Developing Country
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作者：Mahmood NEKOEI MOGHADAM ; Mohammadreza AMIRESMAILI ; Reza GOUDARZI 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2017
卷号：46
期号：12
页码：1720-1725
语种：English
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
摘要：AbstractBackground: Reduction of inappropriate use of health services can decrease health care costs without harming the quality of services. This study aimed to investigate inappropriate admission and hospitalization at Afzalipour Hospital of Kerman, Iran.Methods: Inappropriate admission and hospitalization were assessed via a cross-sectional study on 400 patients in Kerman Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman, Iran in 2015. The Iranian version of the Appropriateness Assessment Protocol was used for data collection. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyze the data.Results: The rate of inappropriate admissions and hospitalization were 7.6% and 9% respectively. There was no significant relationship between inappropriate admissions and any of the studied variables; however, there was a significant relationship between inappropriate hospitalization and age, length of stay and hospital departments.Conclusion: If standard measures of admission and hospitalization execute correctly, unnecessary hospitalization rate can be reduced, so more patients can be treated and cost and workload of hospital personnel can be moderated.
关键词：Appropriate evaluation protocol; Inappropriate admissions and hospitalization; Hospital