Table 1 Readiness for hospital discharge scale
From: Measuring the continuing care needs of inpatients in rural China
Evaluating standard | Scores | Items |
|---|---|---|
Awareness | 0 | Sober |
1 | Hypersomnia | |
2 | Lethargy | |
3 | Coma | |
Mobility | 0 | Completely autonomous activity |
1 | Less than 50% of waking time is confined to the bed or chair | |
2 | More than 51% of waking time is confined to the bed or chair | |
3 | Unable to provide self-care, completely confined to the bed or chair | |
Urination | 0 | Normal |
1 | Occasional incontinence (≤ 2 times) | |
2 | Incontinence (≥ 3 times/day) | |
3 | Indwelling urethral tube or cystostomy tube | |
Stool | 0 | Normal |
1 | Occasional incontinence or auxiliary defecation (≤ 2 times) | |
2 | Incontinence (≥ 3 times/day) | |
3 | Artificial anus | |
Patient’s self-care/family’s caregiving ability | 0 | Having the ability to self-care |
1 | Patients cannot self-care, family members can help complete | |
2 | Patients and their families lack some capacity to care but can seek resources | |
3 | Patients and their families lack the capacity to care for patients and seek resources | |
Diet | 0 | Normal |
1 | Dysphagia, can be taken orally | |
2 | Dysphagia, can be feeding orally (IOE) | |
3 | Indwelling gastric tube, jejunal tube, gastrostomy |