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| Patient adherence to the recommendations of an interdisciplinary geriatric day hospital program | | Author(s) | Faranak Aminzadeh, Anna Byszewski, William Burd Dalziel |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 26, nos 1/2, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 85-100 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Patients ; Medical care ; Multi disciplinary ; Day hospitals ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | In a prospective correlational study based, the aim was to identify patterns and predictors of patient adherence to the recommendations of a Canadian geriatric day hospital programme. 3-month follow-up interviews conducted with 116 patients and their caregivers found a mean patient adherence rate of 67.4% which varied across five categories of recommendations. Using multiple regression analysis, four variables emerged as predictors of adherence. While patient relocation to a more supervised living situation and a greater number of visits to a primary care physician (PCP, i.e. general practitioner) after discharge were predictive of higher adherence, lack of in-home support and greater number of recommendations to the GP predicted lower adherence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030516211 A |
| Classmark | LF: LK: 3DM: LDD: 3J: 7S |
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