Managing postacute hospital care: A case for biopsychosocial needs

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 513-519

  Luthy, Christophe ^a   Cedraschi, Christine ^a   Rutschmann, Olivier T ^a   Kossovsky, Michel P ^a   Allaz, Anne Françoise ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial assessment; Case complexity; Hospital care; Postacute care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34247390451     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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