Abstracts - faqs.org

Abstracts

Seniors

Search abstracts:
Abstracts » Seniors

Prevalence, effectiveness, and predictors of planning the place of death among older persons followed in community-based long term care

Article Abstract:

Elderly patients in a house call program were able to die in the place of their choosing. Of 80 patients in the program, 66 wanted to die at home, 13 wanted to die in a hospital, and one wanted to die in a hospice. Over 90% died in their preferred location.

Author: Remsburg, Robin, Leff, Bruce, Kaffenbarger, Kimberly P.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
Planning, Evaluation, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Death

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

Satisfaction with hospital at home care

Article Abstract:

A comparative analysis of elderly patients' satisfaction with hospital at home care and acute hospital care is presented.

Author: Leff, Bruce, Guido, Susan, Steinwachs, Donald, Burton, John R., Burton, Lynda, Clark, Rebecca, Greenough, William B., Mader, Scott, Naughton, Bruce, Burl, Jeffrey
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2006
Science & research, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hospitalization, Nursing home care, Hospital care

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

Home hospital program: a pilot study

Article Abstract:

A pilot study on a home hospital (HH) program has been carried out and it showed that HH is safe, very satisfactory, cost-effective for some acutely ill older people who needed acute care. The study was a prospective case series one of people aged at least 65 with illnesses including chronic heart failure community-acquired pneumonia, cellulitis and chronic obstructive airways disease.

Author: Leff, Bruce, Guido, Susan, Steinwachs, Donald, Burton, John R., Burton, Lynda, Greenough, William B.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
Health aspects, Aged, Elderly, Hospitals

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


Subjects list: United States, Aged patients, Elderly patients, Home care, Research
Similar abstracts:
  • Abstracts: Modifiable risk factors predict functional decline among older women: A prospectively validated clinical prediction tool
  • Abstracts: Mobility difficulties and physical activity as predictors of mortality and loss of independence in the community-living older population
  • Abstracts: Advance directive preferences among subpopulations of Asian nursing home residents in the Pacific Northwest. Decision-making and outcomes of prolonged ICU stays in seriously ill patients
  • Abstracts: Breast cancer screening in women aged 80 and older: results from a National survey. Description of the SUPPORT intervention
  • Abstracts: MediCaring: development and test marketing of a supportive care benefit for older people. Qualitative analysis of Medicare claims in the last 3 years of life: a pilot study
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.
Some parts © 2025 Advameg, Inc.