The process of hospital discharge for medical patients: A model

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 496-505

  Pearson, Pauline ^a   Procter, Susan ^b   Wilcockson, Jane ^c   Allgar, Vicki ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed discharge; Hospital discharge; Nursing; Quality of life; Readmission; Social role

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; STAFF; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2642582261     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03023.x     Document Type: Article

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