Relationship between Families’ Self-efficacy for Assistance and Home Discharge from a Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward: A Pilot Study

[Purpose] This study examined the relationship between families’ self-efficacy for assistance and home discharge. [Participants Methods] The subjects were patients admitted to a convalescent rehabilitation ward their family members living together. Families’ health-related quality of life, patients’ Functional Independence Measure (FIM) at admission discharge assessed. assigned group (n=32) facility (n=7) according destination, factors related examined. [Results] Comparison two groups revealed significant differences in assistance, age FIM. results correlation analysis indicate that was an indicator not correlated with other relevant factors. [Conclusion] this suggest may be associated