Predictive validity of the BRASS index in screening patients with post-discharge problems

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1050-1056

  Mistiaen, Patriek ^a,d   Duijnhouwer, Ellen ^a   Prins Hoekstra, Anja ^b   Ros, Wynand ^a   Blaylock, Ann ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Home Nursing Care Agy Zaanstreek/W   (Netherlands)

^c Healthsource for Seniors   (United States)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BRASS index; Continuity of patient care; Discharge planning; Elder care; Hospital stay; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0040882934     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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