Identifying the factors contributing to hospital readmissions in palliative care: a mixed-methods study from a Turkish palliative care unit
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan Budak Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Yasemin KARACAN Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Veli Arslan
Simav Doc. Dr. Ismail Karakuyu State Hospital, Türkiye
Simav Doc. Dr. Ismail Karakuyu State Hospital, Türkiye
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| Dergi Adı | BMC Palliative Care (Q1) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1472-684X Dergi Bilgileri (2026) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 12-2026 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 18-12-2025 | Yayınlanma Tarihi | 23-12-2025 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 25 / 1 / 1–11 | DOI | 10.1186/s12904-025-01979-w |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01979-w | ||
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| BackgroundPalliative care is a comprehensive approach that aims to improve quality of life and reduce symptom burden in life-threatening illnesses. However, hospital readmissions in these patients are a significant problem for both the healthcare system and patients and caregivers. The aim of this study was to identify the factors leading to these hospital admissions and develop recommendations to inform preventive care approaches.MethodsThe study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. In the first phase, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and demographic data of 1,256 patients receiving palliative care between 2016 and 2025 using normality tests (Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Shapiro–Wilk), group comparison tests (t-tests, ANOVA), Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. In the second phase, data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 14 patients, 14 caregivers, and … |
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| Home care services | Hospice | Hospital readmission | Mixed methods | Nursing | Palliative care |
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| Web of Science | 1 |
| Scopus | 1 |
| Google Scholar | 2 |