[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) fac...

BACKGROUND Many patients encounter a variety of problems after discharge from hospital and many discharge (planning and support) interventions have been developed and studied. These primary studies have already been synthesized in several literature reviews with conflicting conclusions. We therefore set out a systematic review of the reviews examining discharge interventions. The objective was ...