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Implementation of a Faith Community Nursing Transition of Care Program in the USA: A Propensity Score Matching
SangNam Ahn1, Joonhyung Lee2, Kathleen Munning3
1College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave., Room 374, Saint Louis, MO, 63103, USA. sangnam.ahn@slu.edu.
Abstract:
Faith community nursing (FCN) is a specialty nursing practice that integrates spiritual and religious practices into patient care. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the impact of the standardized FCN transition of care (TOC) program on the rate of hospital readmission and length of stay (LOS) through propensity score matching and difference-in-differences methods. Compared with those in the non-FCN group (n = 409), patients in the FCN group (n = 66) had a reduced likelihood of hospital readmission at 30, 90, and 180 days after discharge (by 8.8%, 9.0%, and 9.5%, respectively). Additionally, the FCN group exhibited a shorter LOS by 0.31, 0.53, and 0.87 days at 30, 90, and 180 days, respectively. The present study thus demonstrated the successful implementation of the FCN TOC program in a hospital setting, which reduced both the hospital readmission rate and LOS after discharge.
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