Correlation of family discharge readiness and discharge guidance quality in families of children with nephropathy
Objective To investigate the levels of family discharge readiness and discharge educa-tion quality in families of children with nephropathy,and to analyze the correlation between family discharge readiness and discharge education quality.Methods From January to December in 2022,the primary care-givers of children with nephropathy in a tertiary hospital in Yinchuan(n=107)were investigated by general data questionnaire,Chinese version of readiness for hospital discharge scale-parent form and Chinese version of quality of discharge teaching scale-parent form.SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical description of the data,Pearson correlation analysis was used for correlation between family discharge readiness and dis-charge guidance quality,and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis was used to identify factors affecting discharge readiness.Results The total score of family discharge readiness was(130.90±10.69),and qual-ity of discharge education was(140.99±6.31).Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between family discharge readiness and discharge education quality(r=0.962,P<0.05).The re-sults of multiple linear regression showed that the quality of discharge education(β=0.973),length of hospi-tal stay for the patients(β=0.987),primary caregivers(β=0.078)and their cultural levels(β=-0.093)were the main influencing factors on discharge readiness(all P<0.05).Conclusion The quality of dis-charge education could significantly affect discharge readiness of children with nephropathy.Medical staff should improve the quality of discharge education and guidance,so as to promote the caregivers to be pre-pared for discharge and reduce unplanned re-admissions.