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Patients' and caregivers' transition for hospital to home — needs and recommendations
Author(s)	Frances M Weaver, Linda Perloff, Teresa Waters
Journal title	Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 17, no 3, 1998
Pages	pp 27-48
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Discharge [hospitals] ; Home nursing ; Discharged patients ; Informal care ; Stress ; Needs [elderly] ; United States of America.
Annotation	Given the greatly decreased length of hospital stays, concern about the transition from hospital to home has increased. This descriptive study focused on a sample of US hospitalised patients discharge to home with home care services. Patient and caregiver interviews revealed that satisfaction with home care services was positively related to receipt of information from the home care staff concerning medications, equipment/supplies, and self-care. Caregiver burden was inversely related to receiving this information. Recommendations for improving the transition from hospital to home included providing more information, more reassurance and emotional support, and more household assistance. Several possible methods of implementing these recommendations are proposed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990426004 A
Classmark	LD:QKJ: N4: LFD: P6: QNH: IK: 7T
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