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Outcomes of discharge from hospital for elderly people
Author(s) -
Waters Karen R.
Publication year - 1987
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.1365-2648.1987.tb01341.x
Subject(s) - older people , elderly people , hospital discharge , independence (probability theory) , gerontology , medicine , activities of daily living , gerontological nursing , nursing homes , discharge planning , patient discharge , medline , nursing , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
The numbers of elderly people going home from hospital in the United Kingdom are likely to increase over the next decade. Previous research suggests that this group of people are liable to experience some difficulties on returning home. This paper reports the findings of a study of the outcomes of discharge for 32 elderly people admitted to geriatric wards. A lower level of independence in daily living activities, and an increase in the amount of help needed after hospitalization were found. An increase in the rate of discharge of elderly people will have implications for both formal and informal carers.