2025 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 20-27
Objective: This study aimed to examine the current status of readmission among patients with multimorbidity in our hospital and to identify factors associated with readmission.
Methods: Among 331 hospitalized patients whose post-discharge progress could be tracked and for whom relevant data were available,223 patients with multimorbidity were included in the study. Data were retrospectively collected from medical records and rehabilitation logs. The following variables were assessed: basic demographics, presence of home medical care, FIM cognitive total score, and FIM motor score.
Results: Cox proportional hazards regression analysis revealed that non-independence in upper and lower body dressing, as measured by the FIM, was significantly associated with readmission, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 3.04 (95% confidence interval: 1.57-5.89, p=0.001).
Conclusions: It was considered that independence in dressing the upper and lower body, as measured by the motor FIM, could reduce the risk of readmission.
