A Study To“Assess The Factors Affecting the Duration Of Hospital Stay Among Patients At Selected Hospitals, Tirupati, A.P.”

Sharaf Anuradha, Mrs. T. Nazma Sanjeed, Mrs. M. Sandhya Priya Darsini, Ms. P.G. Rekha, Mrs. P. Sumithra

Abstract


The study aimed to assess the factors affecting the duration of hospital stay and to find out the association between factors with selected demographic variables, conducted in Ramadevi, Sri Sai Sudha and Sri Maruthi Multi Specialty hospitals, Tirupati. 150 samples were selected by using convenience sampling technique. Results revealed that the average LOS (days) for acute 3.7 ± 1.9, sub acute 5.2 ± 2.0 and for chronic conditions 26.3 ± 87.3. Hospital stay and its relation with nurses work-behavior and nurse-patient satisfaction were analyzed using multiple correlation i.e., R=0.3, indicating lower border positive correlation. Associations of factors with selected demographic variables were analyzed by chi-square test, a significant association between factors affecting LOS with age (>50 yrs), married patients, illiterates, dependents, income between Rs. 5,001-10,000 and patients belonging to joint family.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijchn.v1i1.524

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