What does this research mean for the field?

Discharge readiness among ambulatory surgery patients is at a moderate level and is significantly driven by the quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, family support, and specific demographic and clinical factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to assess discharge readiness levels in ambulatory surgery patients and identify associated factors.

June 8, 2026Nursing OpenOpen Access

Current Status and Associated Factors of Discharge Readiness in Ambulatory‐Surgery Patients Based on Transition Theory: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support were significantly associated with moderate discharge readiness in ambulatory surgery patients, explaining 68.2% of the variance.

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Ambulatory surgery (n=212). Intervention: Quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support. Primary outcome: Discharge readiness (RHDS score) (adjusted R2 = 0.682, p=<0.001).

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Key result

Discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support explain ~68% of variance in ambulatory discharge readiness.

adjusted R2 = 0.682
P<0.001
n=212

Why the study?

The study was conducted to identify the discharge readiness level of ambulatory surgery patients and examine the effects of associated variables on their discharge readiness.

Population

212 patients undergoing ambulatory surgery between January 2022 and June 2023

Design

Cross-sectional quantitative study

Authors

JZJing ZhangAnhui University of Science and Technology XXXiaoli XingAnhui University of Science and Technology XXXiaodan XiaAnhui University of Science and Technology

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Implication

Discharge teaching quality and health literacy associate with readiness; hypothesis-generating for interventions, prospective trials needed.

Key Points

This study aims to assess discharge readiness levels in ambulatory surgery patients and identify associated factors.
Cross-sectional quantitative design with a convenience sample of 212 ambulatory surgery patients conducted from January 2022 to June 2023.
Measures included discharge readiness, quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support.
Statistical analyses included Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression to identify associations.
Discharge readiness was at a medium level (91.10 ± 8.53).
Quality of discharge teaching (β = 0.613, p < 0.001) and health literacy (β = 0.205, p < 0.001) positively influenced discharge readiness.
The final model explained 68.2% of variance in discharge readiness (adjusted R² = 0.682).

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=212)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Population

212 adult patients undergoing grade III-IV ambulatory surgery at a single center in China, assessed for discharge readiness and associated factors.

Outcome

Discharge readinesspatient reported

Main Result

Effect estimate: adjusted R2 = 0.682

p-value: p=<0.001

Quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support are significantly associated with discharge readiness in ambulatory surgery patients.

Limitations

Single-centre study with a relatively small sample, limiting representativeness and generalisability
Cross-sectional design only allows identification of associations rather than causal relationships
Did not use the C-HOBIC scale for direct evaluation
Potential common-method bias given that both discharge teaching quality and discharge readiness were self-reported by patients at the same time point

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Zhang et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Ambulatory surgery (n=212). Quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support was evaluated on Discharge readiness (RHDS score) (adjusted R2 = 0.682, p=<0.001). Quality of discharge teaching, health literacy, and family support were significantly associated with moderate discharge readiness in ambulatory surgery patients, explaining 68.2% of the variance.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a265cffad53cfb9357c6376 https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70622

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Implication

Discharge teaching quality and health literacy associate with readiness; hypothesis-generating for interventions, prospective trials needed.

Current Status and Associated Factors of Discharge Readiness in Ambulatory‐Surgery Patients Based on Transition Theory: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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Current Status and Associated Factors of Discharge Readiness in Ambulatory‐Surgery Patients Based on Transition Theory: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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