Hospitalisation is the admission of a patient to a hospital for inpatient evaluation, treatment, or monitoring of an acute illness, an exacerbation of chronic disease, injury, or a procedure requiring close care. It is a central event in the care pathway, where diagnosis, stabilisation, surgical and medical manageme…
Hospitalisation is the admission of a patient to a hospital for inpatient evaluation, treatment, or monitoring of an acute illness, an exacerbation of chronic disease, injury, or a procedure requiring close care. It is a central event in the care pathway, where diagnosis, stabilisation, surgical and medical management, and postoperative or post-acute care are delivered, and it is an important unit of analysis in health services research. Indicators such as admission rates, length of stay, readmission, and in-hospital outcomes inform quality, efficiency, and cost, while the social and economic burden of admission, including out-of-pocket spending, affects equity of access. Research in this area examines health-insurance coverage and out-of-pocket spending among elderly inpatients, clinical profiles and outcomes of hospitalised patients including those with HIV in the antiretroviral era, paediatric admissions for acute diarrhoea and the impact of rotavirus vaccination, readmission of patients with multiple chronic conditions, and the management of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Further work addresses outreach models that move care toward treatment for difficult-to-reach groups and nutritional status in hospitalised infants. Studies use cross-sectional, cohort, and outcome-based designs across varied settings. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on hospital admission, inpatient care, and related outcomes.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 34 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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