The effects of nonprofessional caregivers on the rehospitalization of elderly recipients in home healthcare

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Cho, Eunhee ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Family caregivers; Home healthcare; Informal caregivers; Nonprofessional caregivers; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547989140     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000286625.69515.32     Document Type: Article

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