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rehospitalization

rehospitalization

1 5.9
Being admitted to a hospital again after you leave it
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rehospitalización
  • After her previous hospitalization, she was concerned about the possibility of rehospitalization due to her ongoing health issues.
  • predictors of rehospitalization
  • hazard of rehospitalization
  • rehospitalization and discharge

Examples

  • Hospitals are including case management functions in the hospital social work role to meet cost-control mandates by preventing rehospitalization.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In addition, an effort was made to contact family members, friends, or professionals to verify rehospitalizations.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The model in Figure 1 proposed that patient involvement would be a central factor in the process leading to rehospitalization.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Statistical interactions indicate that work problems are more related to rehospitalization for men than for women.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Discharge placement itself, whether to a home or to an institutional setting, did have a direct effect on rehospitalization.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The dependent variable, rehospitalization, was obtained on the second interview and was based on the situation 30 days after discharge.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The other factor that has a direct influence on rehospitalization is the degree of the patient's involvement in the discharge placement process.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Patient involvement is also assumed to have an indirect effect on rehospitalization through its impact on the placement decision.

    Academic text (1994)
  • No further statistically significant correlations were noted between rehospitalization and the remaining variables.

    Academic text (1994)
  • However, there are contradicting data regarding vaccination and rehospitalization due to pneumonia.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

reinstitution
vsrehospitalization
  • Specialized
9.0

Putting a person back into a hospital or other care institution

is about being admitted again to a medical centre after discharge

Antonyms

discharge
  • Formal
77 5.2

The official release from a job, duty, or service

Surface Forms

Morphology

rehospitalization = rehospitalize (transparent) = re + hospital + ization

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'rehospitalize' meaning the act or process of doing it.

Etymology

The word rehospitalization is made from re- meaning 'again' and hospital, a place for sick people whose name once meant 'guest', as in hospitality. So rehospitalization means being admitted to a hospital 'again'.