Survey of Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Safety Concerns in Participants With Cancer

Survey of Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Safety Concerns in the Cancer Population

This trial studies a survey of post-acute inpatient rehabilitation safety concerns in participants with cancer. Collecting patients' feedback via surveys may help doctors to learn more about the safety concerns that patients have when they are discharged from the acute inpatient cancer rehabilitation unit.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess patients' perceptions regarding safety after acute inpatient rehabilitation at discharge and after approximately one month from discharge date.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess patient's perception of factors impacting continuity of care at discharge and after approximately one month from discharge date.

II. Determine the frequency of reported falls and the circumstance surrounding reported falls during hospitalization and within approximately one month from discharge date.

III. Determine the frequency of reported near falls and the circumstance surrounding reported near falls within approximately one month from discharge date.

IV. Identify demographic and clinical characteristics associated with feeling safe and unsafe.

OUTLINE:

Participants complete surveys over 15 minutes at 1-2 days before discharge and at 1 month after discharge.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients who are discharged from the acute cancer inpatient rehabilitation unit to personal residence (house, apartment, condominium, hotel, assisted living, etc.)
• Patients who provide informed consent
• English-speaking participants

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients discharged to another hospital or health facility (Skilled Nursing Facility [SNF], Long Term Acute Care Hospital [LTACH], inpatient hospice, etc.)
• Patients with moderate to severe cognitive deficits as determined by speech language pathologist and/or rehabilitation physician
• Patients who were re-hospitalized at any time during study period (since completion of first survey in the hospital and discharged from the hospital until approximately one month after discharge
• Patients who were readmitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation service and previously completed both surveys