Year 2001 | Year 2010 | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
Total | 1357 | 100.0 | 913 | 100.0 | |
Department for discharge planning | |||||
Present | 399 | 29.4 | 668 | 73.2 | <0.001 |
Absent | 958 | 70.6 | 245 | 26.8 | |
Discharge planning department characteristics | |||||
Total | 399 | 100.0 | 668 | 100.0 | |
Establishment year | |||||
~1989 | 77 | 19.3 | 37 | 5.5 | NA |
1990~1994 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 2.4 | |
1995~1999 | 141 | 35.3 | 28 | 4.2 | |
2000~2004 | 95 | 23.8 | 173 | 25.9 | |
2004~ | - | 316 | 47.3 | ||
Position in hospital | <0.001 | ||||
Administrative division | 127 | 31.8 | 186 | 27.8 | |
Nursing division | 95 | 23.8 | 89 | 13.3 | |
Others | 75 | 18.8 | 100 | 15.0 | |
Under direct control of hospital director | 46 | 11.5 | 168 | 25.1 | |
Clinical division | 44 | 11.0 | 97 | 14.5 | |
Person in charge | <0.001 | ||||
Medical social worker | 116 | 29.1 | 148 | 22.2 | |
Nurse/Public health nurse | 110 | 27.6 | 176 | 26.3 | |
Physician | 92 | 23.1 | 262 | 39.2 | |
Clerical staff | 59 | 14.8 | 65 | 9.7 | |
Staff composition (multiple answers) | |||||
Medical social worker | 217 | 54.4 | 548 | 82.0 | 0 |
Nurse/Public health nurse | 162 | 40.6 | 507 | 75.9 | <0.001 |
Clerical staff | 99 | 24.8 | 428 | 64.1 | <0.001 |
Physician | 77 | 19.3 | 305 | 45.7 | <0.001 |
Service other than discharge planning* (multiple answers) | |||||
Responding to community healthcare workers | 319 | 79.9 | 500 | 74.9 | ns |
Advice on availability of appropriate outpatient services | 292 | 73.2 | 502 | 75.1 | 0.03 |
Consultation on matters related to medical fees | 279 | 69.9 | 419 | 62.7 | ns |
Home care instructions for outpatients | 219 | 54.9 | 240 | 35.9 | <0.001 |
Visiting nurse | 111 | 27.8 | 86 | 12.9 | <0.001 |