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

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 who were not reachable via telephone

- Patients who did not provide informed consent

- Patients discharged to another hospital or another health facility

- 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 since completion of first survey in the
hospital and discharged from the hospital