Challenges, benefits and weaknesses of intermediate care: Results from five UK case study sites

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 629-637

  Regen, Emma ^a   Martin, Graham ^b   Glasby, Jon ^c   Hewitt, Graham ^d   Nancarrow, Susan ^e   Parker, Hilda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Intermediate care; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 54249127423     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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