Open AccessDo psychosocial factors predict readmission among diabetic elderly patients?
Author(s) -
Mousa Alavi,
Omeleila Baharlooei,
Marzieh Adel Mehraban
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_138_16
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , anxiety , social support , psychological intervention , depression (economics) , population , gerontology , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Despite advances in diabetes treatment, the rate of readmission is still relatively high among these patients, especially in older population. Various factors may predict readmission in these patients; hence, the aim of this study was to assess the role of psychosocial factors in predicting readmission among diabetic elderly hospitalized in selected hospitals of Isfahan.