Going home better not worse: Older adults' views on physical function during hospitalization

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-388

  Boltz, Marie ^a   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^a   Shabbat, Nina ^a   Hall, Kimberly ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers and facilitators; Focus groups; Hospitalization; Older adult; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 77958082521     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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