Comprehensive discharge follow-up in patient's homes by GPs and district nurses of elderly patients

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Rytter, Lars ^a   Jakobsen, Helle Neel ^b   Rønholt, Finn ^c   Hammer, Anna Viola ^d   Andreasen, Anne Helms ^e   Nissen, Aase ^f   Kjellberg, Jakob ^g  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Capital Region of Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^f DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^g Danish Institute for Health Service Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Discharge; Elderly; Family practice; Home visit; Medication; Primary care; Readmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANPOWER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955478293     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813431003764466     Document Type: Article

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