Sooner and heathier: A randomised controlled trial and interview study of an early discharge rehabilitation service for older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 246-252

  Cunliffe, Amanda L ^a   Gladman, John R F ^a   Husbands, Sharon L ^a   Miller, Paul ^a   Dewey, Michael E ^a   Harwood, Rowan H ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient discharge; Randomised controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DISABILITY; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442514163     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh076     Document Type: Article

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