Effects of a health-social partnership transitional program on hospital readmission: A randomized controlled trial

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 960-969

  Wong, Frances Kam yuet ^a   Ho, May M ^a   Yeung, SikYing ^b   Tam, Stanley K ^b   Chow, Susan K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Health social partnership; Hong Kong; Hospital readmission; Nurse case management; Quality of life; Self efficacy; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SERVICE PROVISION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; NURSING MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 80052664692     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.036     Document Type: Article

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