Effectiveness of a pilot project of discharge planning in Taiwan

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-63

  Dai, Yu Tzu ^a,b   Chang, Ying ^a   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^a,b   Tai, Tong Yuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Discharge planning; Length of hospital stay; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; STROKE; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037316081     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10067     Document Type: Article

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