Demand and predictors for post-discharge medical counseling in home care patients: a prospective cohort study.
RATIONALE: Post-discharge care is challenging due to the high rate of adverse events after discharge. However, details regarding post-discharge care requirements remain unclear. Post-discharge medical counseling (PDMC) by telephone service was set-up to investigate its demand and predictors. METHODS...
Main Authors: | Shih-Tan Ding, Chuan-Lan Wang, Yu-Han Huang, Chin-Chung Shu, Yu-Tzu Tseng, Chun-Ta Huang, Nin-Chieh Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Hung-Bin Tsai, Ming-Chin Yang, Wen-Je Ko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667835?pdf=render |
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