Factors associated with delayed discharges after inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 435-441

  Tan, Woan Shin ^a   Chong, Wai Fung ^a   Chua, Karen S G ^b   Heng, Bee Hoon ^a   Chan, Kay Fei ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Discharge planning; Length of stay; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION CARE; SINGAPORE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; STROKE;

EID: 77954464379     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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