Transition from geriatric assessment and rehabilitation units to home

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dc.contributor.authorStec, Sandra M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-25T14:42:07Z
dc.date.available2013-04-25T14:42:07Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing (M.N.)en_US
dc.description.abstracten_US
dc.description.abstractAs the population continues to age, the number of hospitalised elderly will increase. It is sometimes commented that this elderly population is being discharged home "quicker and sicker". One response to this problem in Canada has been the development of Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Units (GARU). The goal of these units is to maximise the function of the elderly and discharge them to the community. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors related to the transition from a GARU to home. The researcher interviewed twenty-three individuals over a six-month period who were discharged from a GARU in a long-term care facility in Winnipeg. The Neuman Model of Nursing was the theoretical framework upon which this research was based. This study included both a quantitative and qualitative component. Five key factors, including informal and formal support, functional ability, self-perceived health, well being, and preparedness for discharge were examined with regards to their relationship to theindividual's perception of ease of transition home.en_US
dc.format.extent142 [i.e. 144] leaves :en_US
dc.identifier(Sirsi) AMK-7007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/19556
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.titleTransition from geriatric assessment and rehabilitation units to homeen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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