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An interdisciplinary tool for assessing patients’ readiness for discharge in the rehabilitation setting *
Author(s) -
Fenwick Ann M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1979.tb02984.x
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , discharge planning , health care , medicine , hospital discharge , patient discharge , medline , psychology , nursing , medical education , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , political science , law , economics , economic growth
This paper describes the setting up of an interdisciplinary tool to assess readiness for discharge of patients from hospital. The rationale behind the tool is discussed and the literature is reviewed for current perspectives of measurement in rehabilitation, the desirability of planning discharges or referrals and the interdisciplinary nature of the health care team. The concept of readiness is also discussed. Finally, the evolution of the tool is described and its use wiik selected patients in a rehabilitation hospital is demonstrated.