Open AccessGetting Back to Normal: A Grounded Theory Study of Function in Post-hospitalized Older Adults
Author(s) -
Daniel Liebzeit,
Lisa C. Bratzke,
Marie Boltz,
Suzanne Purvis,
Barbara J. King
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnz057
Subject(s) - grounded theory , psychology , transition (genetics) , coding (social sciences) , function (biology) , conceptual model , event (particle physics) , gerontology , developmental psychology , medicine , qualitative research , computer science , sociology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology , gene , database
The literature on transitions after hospitalization is based on a medicalized model focusing primarily on medication management and readmission, but little is known about the process older adults engage in to maintain their normal life posthealth event or how older adults define what the transition is. This grounded theory study aimed to describe how older adults understand and define a transition process, what actions they take based on their understanding, and what consequences they experience as they transition.