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KMID : 1143320200090020055
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Therapeutic Science for Neurorehabilitation
2020 Volume.9 No. 2 p.55 ~ p.71
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Survey on the Discharge Planning of Occupational Therapists
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Hwang Na-Kyoung
Yoo Eun-Young
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the necessity of occupational therapist’s involvement in patient discharge planning, the areas that should be considered for discharge screening and planning, and to provide the basic data required for the development of a discharge assessment tool.
Methods : We conducted an online questionnaire survey of 60 occupational therapists who were working at medical institutions and had agreed to participate in the study. The questionnaire was composed of 36 questions regarding the general characteristics of the current discharge planning process and the necessity of discharge assessment and planning. Descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, and a one-way ANOVA were conducted using SPSS 20.0. As for the post-hoc test, Scheffe’s test was used.
Results : The awareness of occupational therapist's role in discharge planning and the necessity of a discharge assessment tool were high, but the occupational therapist's awareness of discharge-related knowledge was low. The difficulties in discharge planning showed high response rate in the absence of adequate fee-for-service in the patient interview and assessment and the lack of team approach and appropriate assessment tools for discharge planning. The high-needs areas for evaluation during discharge were fall risk and BADL, and the low-needs areas were well-being and functional level prior to onset.
Conclusion : This study is expected to provide preliminary information necessary for the development of a discharge assessment tool for effective discharge planning.
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KEYWORD
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Discharge assessment, Discharge planning, Discharge recommendations, Hospital discharge, Occupational therapist
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