Harris G
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1986 Aug;36(289):363-5.
Hospital admissions from a general practice were studied for one year. One-third of all admissions were found to be to a community hospital. Those admitted were mainly elderly people. The majority of patients stayed in the community hospital only a short time and 69% of patients returned home on discharge. Social, nursing and medical factors determined admission and discharge. Social factors were found to be increasingly important as the age of patients increases while medical factors become less important.
对一家普通诊所一年的住院情况进行了研究。发现所有住院患者中有三分之一入住社区医院。入院患者主要是老年人。大多数患者在社区医院停留时间较短,69%的患者出院后回家。社会、护理和医疗因素决定了入院和出院情况。随着患者年龄的增加,社会因素变得越来越重要,而医疗因素则变得不那么重要。