Pre-discharge home visits with older people
Time to review practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14947869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | GAIL MOUNTAIN (0000-0002-5417-7691, Sheffield Hallam University), Alison Pighills (0000-0002-4172-2056, Sheffield Hallam University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 146-154 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524 |
| Publisher | Hindawi Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00413.x |
| PMID | 14629217 |
| OpenAlex | W2088603731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
The present review paper uses the available evidence to make a case for a reconsideration of the practice of undertaking pre-discharge home visits with frail older people as part of decisions regarding a return home. This practice is embedded into the routine activity of acute medical wards for older people and occupies a large proportion of the time of hospital employed therapy staff, with consequent financial and resource implications. Assessments are often conducted to provide information on safe discharge rather than being located in the interests of the older person and their carer. The introduction of a new range of services bridging hospital and home raises the need for an urgent, critical appraisal of this practice
Discharge planning · Hospital discharge · Intensive care medicine · Older people · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |