Asks what happens elderly people when they can no longer look after themselves. Many go into residential care, but for others, it's time to move back in with their children. Describes what this really means for everyone involved.
Asks what happens elderly people when they can no longer look after themselves. Many go into residential care, but for others, it's time to move back in with their children. Describes what this really means for everyone involved.
Subject terms:
home care, leaving care, older people, parents, relatives, surveys, attitudes, community care, children, families;
Journal of Interprofessional Care, 16(1), February 2002, pp.19-29.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Hospital elderly care teams in England assess whether patients need assistance, such as community or residential care, upon discharge from hospital. Asks whether the type of multidisciplinary team influences post-hospital care decisions The aim of this study was to identify which factors predict the services that older people receive upon discharge from hospital. Three multidisciplinary teams were compared where different professionals took the lead in co-ordinating the care assessment process. Data were collected in a case note review of patients aged 75 years and over: patient characteristics, referral patterns, and the types of service received in the month after leaving hospital. Multivariate statistical analysis (controlling for patient characteristics) showed different predictors for different post-hospital services. The results suggest that multidisciplinary team configurations influence post-hospital services for older patients, reflecting professional preoccupations as much as patient care needs.
Hospital elderly care teams in England assess whether patients need assistance, such as community or residential care, upon discharge from hospital. Asks whether the type of multidisciplinary team influences post-hospital care decisions The aim of this study was to identify which factors predict the services that older people receive upon discharge from hospital. Three multidisciplinary teams were compared where different professionals took the lead in co-ordinating the care assessment process. Data were collected in a case note review of patients aged 75 years and over: patient characteristics, referral patterns, and the types of service received in the month after leaving hospital. Multivariate statistical analysis (controlling for patient characteristics) showed different predictors for different post-hospital services. The results suggest that multidisciplinary team configurations influence post-hospital services for older patients, reflecting professional preoccupations as much as patient care needs.
Subject terms:
home care, hospitals, interprofessional relations, nurses, multidisciplinary services, occupational therapists, needs, older people, patients, hospital discharge, policy, residential care, social care provision, social workers, assessment, community care, health care;