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| Rehabilitation in intermediate care | | Author(s) | Indrajit Chattopadhyay, Jolyon Meara |
| Journal title | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 13, no 1, February 2003 |
| Pages | pp 85-94 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Rehabilitation ; Aftercare ; Hospital services ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Different authorities have defined intermediate care in different ways, but broadly it includes rehabilitation, convalescence and respite care for older people not requiring the services of a district general hospital. Though a wide range of settings have been suggested for delivering this form of care, intermediate care schemes are generally either post-acute schemes that promote faster recovery from illness, or crisis intervention schemes designed to prevent or delay acute hospital admissions. This review considers the following models of service: nursing-led inpatient units; hospital-at-home schemes; day hospital care; community hospitals; nursing and residential home based care; and community outreach rehabilitation. The authors note that in the absence of conclusive evidence to underpin the effectiveness of intermediate care, more robust evaluation of such services is required. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040303203 A |
| Classmark | LM: LN: LD: 64A |
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