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Older adults and carers' perceptions of pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care

Author(s) -

Anita Atwal,

Anne McIntyre,

Christine Craik,

Jennifer Hunt

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afm137

Subject(s) - medicine , thematic analysis , anxiety , exploratory research , gerontology , perception , qualitative research , occupational therapy , nursing , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , social science , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology

pre-discharge occupational therapy (OT) home visits are an integral part of the discharge process for older adults in acute care. There is limited quality research demonstrating that these pre-discharge visits enhance the health and well being of older adults. This paper outlines the perceptions of older adults and carers of the home visit process from the exploratory phase of an ongoing research project.

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