Discharge planning from hospital to home for elderly patients: A meta-analysis

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-216

  Preyde, Michèle ^a   MaCaulay, Cheryl ^a   Dingwall, Tracey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Guelph General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Elderly patients; Meta analysis; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 68249152732     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433710802686898     Document Type: Article

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