Hospital to home health care transition: Patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-212

  Foust, Janice B ^a,b   Vuckovic, Nancy ^c   Henriquez, Ernesto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

aftercare; caregivers; home care agencies; patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857224195     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945911400448     Document Type: Article

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