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  • Title: A description of inappropriate hospital stays in selected in-patient services: a study of cases receiving social work services.
    Author: Epstein J, Kaplan G, Lavi B, Noy S, Ben Shahar I, Shahaf P, Stanger V, Rotstein Z.
    Journal: Soc Work Health Care; 2001; 32(4):43-65. PubMed ID: 11451157.
    Abstract:
    The number of discharges (63,303) from a university-affiliated medical center in Israel were reviewed. Eight percent of cases in three departments rcceivcd social work services. Patients experiencing inappropriate hospital stay (discharge delay) and who received social work services were characterized and compared with social work clients not experiencing delay. Discharge delay patients differed from other social work clients on key sociodemographic variables. Patients admitted because of "injury" were significantly more likely to experience delay than patients admitted because of "illness." "Waiting for community/institutional resources" was the most common reason for delay and discharge to an institutional setting increased the likelihood of delayed discharge. High risk factors were department-specific and should be studied in context. Results suggested the limited but positive impact of hospital-community collaborative strategies in reducing the incidence of delay over time.
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