Prospective evaluation of a screen for complex discharge planning in hospitalized adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 678-682

  Holland, Diane E ^a,b   Harris, Marcelline R ^a   Pankratz, V Shane ^a   Closson, Diane C ^a   Matt Hensrud, Natasha N ^a   Severson, Mary A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Elderly; Hospital discharge; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0038746784     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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