Length of Women's Stays in Domestic Violence Shelters: Examining the Contribution of Background Variables, Level of Violence, Reasons for Entering Shelters, and Expectations.

Women's shelters are one of the most important services established for women who are victims of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). Studies indicate that women undergo positive processes in shelters, and the longer the stay in the shelter, the more successful the woman will be in leaving the cycle of violence. However, the literature also reveals a remarkable variance in the length of women's shelter stays, and very little research has been conducted to understand the factors contributing to this variance. The current research focused on the contribution of demographics (ethnic origin, age, education, number of children, and employment situation), history of violence (level of violence, characteristics of violence, and separation attempts from the partner), reasons for entering the shelter, and expectations of the shelter framework to the length of women's shelter stays. Research participants consisted of 506 women living in 12 shelters in Israel. The findings revealed a variance in the length of the women's stays in accordance with their ethnic origins. Women who had immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia or from the former Soviet Union (FSU) stayed in shelters for longer periods of time than did Israeli-born Arab women, who stayed in shelters for significantly shorter periods of time than did Israeli-born Jewish women. There was no contribution of the demographic variables to the variance of length of the woman's shelter stay. In addition, previous separations, emotional abuse, and applying to the shelter following the decision of a child protection worker explained 12% of the variance in the length of the woman's shelter stay. The findings point to a specific profile that seems to predict a woman's longer stay in shelters for women who are victims of intimate partner violence.

[Comprehensive analysis of unplanned reoperations in colorectal cancer surgery].

Objective: To investigate the causes and impacts of unplanned reoperations (UO) in patients underwent colorectal cancer surgery, and its effect on the length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of these patients. Methods: we retrospectively analyzed the data of colorectal tumor patients underwent resection and UO from January 2014 to November 2017 in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS). Student t tests, ANOVA analysis and chi-square test were used to compare the paired data and data of multiple groups, respectively. Results: There were 5 923 cases who underwent colorectal cancer surgery from 2014 to 2017. Among them, 75 cases further accepted UO, the incidence rate of UO was 1.27%. Among the 75 patients of UO, 60 were male and 15 were female, 21 patients underwent colonic operation and 54 patients underwent rectal operation. The average length of hospital stays were 25.8 days and the average hospitalization fees were 110 647.04 yuan. The gender construction, surgical site, average length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of UO were significantly different from those of operative colorectal tumor patients during this period (all P<0.01). There were 40 patients underwent anastomotic fistula, 11 patients underwent stoma complications and 10 patients underwent bowel obstruction, respectively, which accounts for the three most common causes of UO after colorectal cancer surgery, and the total incidence was 81.3%. The interval of reoperation and the first operation significantly impacted the average length of hospital stays of UO patients (P=0.003), while marginally affected the hospitalization fees (P=0.847). Conclusions: UO are more possible to occur to the male patients who undergo rectal operation. The length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of UO are significantly increased when compare to those of operative colorectal cancer patients. The time of reoperation significantly impacts the length of hospital stays but has little effect on the hospitalization fees of UO patients.

Comprehensive analysis of unplanned reoperations in colorectal cancer surgery / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#To investigate the causes and impacts of unplanned reoperations (UO) in patients underwent colorectal cancer surgery, and its effect on the length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of these patients.@*Methods@#we retrospectively analyzed the data of colorectal tumor patients underwent resection and UO from January 2014 to November 2017 in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS). Student t tests, ANOVA analysis and chi-square test were used to compare the paired data and data of multiple groups, respectively.@*Results@#There were 5 923 cases who underwent colorectal cancer surgery from 2014 to 2017. Among them, 75 cases further accepted UO, the incidence rate of UO was 1.27%. Among the 75 patients of UO, 60 were male and 15 were female, 21 patients underwent colonic operation and 54 patients underwent rectal operation. The average length of hospital stays were 25.8 days and the average hospitalization fees were 110 647.04 yuan. The gender construction, surgical site, average length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of UO were significantly different from those of operative colorectal tumor patients during this period (all P<0.01). There were 40 patients underwent anastomotic fistula, 11 patients underwent stoma complications and 10 patients underwent bowel obstruction, respectively, which accounts for the three most common causes of UO after colorectal cancer surgery, and the total incidence was 81.3%. The interval of reoperation and the first operation significantly impacted the average length of hospital stays of UO patients (P=0.003), while marginally affected the hospitalization fees (P=0.847).@*Conclusions@#UO are more possible to occur to the male patients who undergo rectal operation. The length of hospital stays and hospitalization fees of UO are significantly increased when compare to those of operative colorectal cancer patients. The time of reoperation significantly impacts the length of hospital stays but has little effect on the hospitalization fees of UO patients.