Older adults and carers' perceptions of pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-76

  Atwal, Anita ^a   Mcintyre, Anne ^a   Craik, Christine ^a   Hunt, Jacki ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Carer; Elderly; Occupational therapy; Older adult; Pre discharge home visit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SICK ROLE;

EID: 38549132436     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm137     Document Type: Article

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