Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Tidwell, Diane K.
Committee Member
Silva, Juan L.
Committee Member
Williams Jr., Ronald D.
Date of Degree
5-9-2015
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Nutrition
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Abstract
Hospital readmission rates are being used to indicate quality of care by healthcare facilities in recent years. Increase in incidence and hospitalizations of patients with diverticular disease (DD) has caused burden to hospital resources. High fiber diets have been a part of the recommended therapy for patients to reduce symptoms and complications of DD. Analysis of the effect of high fiber diet education on hospital readmission of patients with a diagnosis of DD (N=68) was conducted. Chi-square analysis determined that high fiber diet education was not associated with readmission (x2=0.567, P=0.452). T-tests determined that men were more likely to be readmitted than women (P=0.029). A higher BMI was also observed in patients who were readmitted compared to those not readmitted (P=0.006). While high fiber diet education was not associated with readmission, males and patients with a higher BMI were significantly associated with hospital readmission.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/18167
Recommended Citation
Quintana, Shiloh Brittany, "Dietary Fiber Education for Diverticular Disease and Hospital Readmission Rates" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 1494.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1494