2023 Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 26-33
The purpose of this study was to clarify predictive factors associated with home discharge in terminal cancer patients, thus providing a useful perspective in rehabilitation settings. The demographic and clinical data, and the Functional Independence Measure and Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI） were collected from the medical records
of 102 terminal patients. The factors of home discharge were investigated using logistic regression analysis based on admission variables, and the cutoff value was estimated. The PPI and the presence of other family members besides a primary family caregiver were found to be the significant contributing factors of home discharge. The optimal cutoff value for the PPI was 4. These findings support that change in ADL based on life prognosis is important in rehabilitation for home discharge, and that PPI score and family structure could be useful information when addressing the prompt discharge support for terminal cancer patients.
