Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
OT Discharge Recommendations: Does Patient Age Influence Discharge Accuracy?
Kevin Pritchard, MS, OTR; Ickpyo Hong, PhD, OTR
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Article Information
Advocacy / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Health and Wellness / Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
OT Discharge Recommendations: Does Patient Age Influence Discharge Accuracy?
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411510304. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO6316
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411510304. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO6316
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

This research used electronic health-record data to identify how often OT’s discharge recommendations were followed in the acute-care hospital setting. We used sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy analyses to compare the OT’s discharge recommendations on initial evaluation to the physician’s discharge instructions. Accuracy was significantly varied between younger and older adults, depending on discharge location.

Primary Author and Speaker: Kevin Pritchard

Contributing Authors: Ickpyo Hong