Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Comans, Tracy A ^a,b   Peel, Nancye M ^c   Gray, Leonard C ^c   Scuffham, Paul A ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health services; Economics; Frail older; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POST DISCHARGE PROGRAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFTERCARE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84877040171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-58     Document Type: Article

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