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Hospital staff's perceptions of risk associated with the discharge of elderly people from acute hospital care
Author(s) -
Macmillan Maureen S.
Publication year - 1994
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.1365-2648.1994.tb01078.x
Subject(s) - acute care , medicine , hospital discharge , acute hospital , patient discharge , perception , medline , nursing staff , nursing , gerontology , psychology , health care , intensive care medicine , neuroscience , political science , law , economics , economic growth
As part of the exploratory work for a project on discharge planning of elderly people (75 + years of age) from acute care, the concept of risk was discussed with a sample of consultants; ward sisters; staff nurses; a social worker; occupational therapist; pharmacist; and some physiotherapists. The factors which they identified as being relevant to ‘risky discharges’ were organized under seven headings: medical factors; mobility; social surroundings; personality; habits; social support; and external factors. These findings are presented within the context of a review of relevant literature and some conclusions are drawn.