Modes of Decision Making Used by Nursing Home Residents and their Families When Confronted with Potential Hospital Readmission

Ruth M. Tappen*, Deborah Elkins, Sarah M. Worch, Mary Ann Weglinski

*Corresponding author for this work

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Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)288-299
Number of pages12
JournalResearch in Gerontological Nursing
Volume9
Issue number6
Early online dateSep 20 2016
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Nursing
  • Gerontology
  • Health Policy
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Decision Making
  • Family/psychology
  • Female
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nursing Homes
  • Nursing Staff/psychology
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology
  • Patient Preference/psychology
  • Patient Readmission/standards

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