Emmerling Sheryl A, Astroth Kim Schafer, Kim Myoung Jin, Woith Wendy M, Dyck Mary J
OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, 530 N.E. Glen Oak Ave. Peoria, IL 61637.
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing, 100 North University Street, Normal, IL 61761.
Geriatr Nurs. 2019 Jan-Feb;40(1):25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.06.003. Epub 2018 Jun 19.
Numerous factors contribute to hospital readmissions of older adults. The role social capital may play in preventing hospital readmissions is unknown. The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine if levels of personal social capital differ in two groups of patients aged 65 and older, those readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge and those not readmitted. Participants in this study (N = 106) were community-dwelling older adults discharged from 11 hospitals in the Midwestern United States. The Personal Social Capital Scale and a demographic questionnaire were mailed to eligible participants for completion. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was computed to examine the differences in the dependent variables of bonding and bridging social capital between those patients readmitted within 30 days and those not readmitted within 30 days. No significant differences between the two groups' mean levels of bonding or bridging social capital were identified.
众多因素导致老年人再次住院。社会资本在预防再次住院中可能发挥的作用尚不清楚。这项描述性横断面研究的目的是确定两组65岁及以上患者的个人社会资本水平是否存在差异，这两组患者分别是出院后30天内再次入院的患者和未再次入院的患者。本研究的参与者（N = 106）是美国中西部11家医院出院的社区居住老年人。将个人社会资本量表和一份人口统计学问卷邮寄给符合条件的参与者以完成填写。计算多变量方差分析（MANOVA）以检验30天内再次入院的患者和30天内未再次入院的患者在结合型和桥接型社会资本的因变量上的差异。未发现两组在结合型或桥接型社会资本的平均水平上存在显著差异。
