Effectiveness of a pilot project of discharge planning in Taiwan
Journal
Research in Nursing and Health
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
1
Pages
53-63
Date Issued
2003
Author(s)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a nurse-designed discharge-planning project in a teaching hospital in Taiwan. A before-and-after quasi-experimental design was used. Craniotomy (n=112) and stroke (D=171) patients were recruited and divided into control and intervention groups. Outcome indicators included length of hospital stay, change in activities of daily living (ADL), rate of nursing home placement, rate of unplanned readmission, and level of satisfaction. In the stroke sample length of hospital stay was shorter in the intervention group than in the control group. In the craniotomy sample unplanned readmission was less frequent in the intervention group than in the control group. No differences were found between the control and intervention groups in other outcome indicators. ? 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Other Subjects
article; controlled study; craniotomy; daily life activity; health care planning; hospital admission; hospital discharge; hospitalization; human; major clinical study; nurse; nursing home; outcomes research; patient satisfaction; pilot study; stroke; Taiwan; teaching hospital; adult; aged; cerebrovascular accident; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial; female; hospital readmission; length of stay; male; middle aged; nonparametric test; nursing; nursing assessment; nursing research; organization and management; outcome assessment; pilot study; postoperative care; standard; teaching hospital; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Cerebrovascular Accident; Craniotomy; Female; Hospitals, Teaching; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing Assessment; Nursing Research; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission; Patient Satisfaction; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Care; Statistics, Nonparametric; Taiwan
Type
journal article