Effects of a multidisciplinary, post-discharge continuance of care intervention on quality of life, discharge satisfaction, and hospital length of stay: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Preen, David B ^a   Bailey, Belinda E S ^b   Wright, Alan ^c   Kendall, Peter ^c   Phillips, Martin ^d   Hung, Joseph ^d   Hendriks, Randall ^c   Mather, Annette ^e   Williams, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^c Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Gen Practice Div W Australia Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care planning; Discharge; Enhanced primary care; General practitioners; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 13844319255     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi002     Document Type: Article

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