Understanding rehospitalization risk: Can hospital discharge be modified to reduce recurrent hospitalization?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 297-304

  Strunin, Lee ^a   Stone, Meg ^a   Jack, Brian ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Qualitative methods; Rehospitalization; Underserved populations; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 35648995961     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.206     Document Type: Article

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