Journal article
The Critical Post-Discharge Period for Older Patients Leaving a Hospital
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.16(3-4), pp.93-105
06/07/1991
DOI: 10.1300/J083v16n03_08
Abstract
How long is it necessary to follow elderly patients discharged from a hospital into the community? The health outcome of 101 patients are monitored for one year. Survivor life tables describe the rate of patient failure to survive in the community, defined as readmission or death. After 42 days, this failure rate stabilizes at two readmissions every three weeks. From this data a six-week postdischarge critical period is defined and then compared to a 90-day post-admission criterion. The post-discharge rule is shorter, less affected by variability in hospitalization patterns, and offers a clear interval for intensive and integrated case management as well as a means of forecasting readmissions from the community.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Critical Post-Discharge Period for Older Patients Leaving a Hospital
- Creators
- Carol C. Fethke - University of IowaIan M. Smith - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.16(3-4), pp.93-105
- DOI
- 10.1300/J083v16n03_08
- ISSN
- 0163-4372
- eISSN
- 1540-4048
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group; BINGHAMTON
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/07/1991
- Academic Unit
- Marketing
- Record Identifier
- 9984962887402771
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