LDNGTERM illness tests severely the ability of patients and families to look after themselves and of communities to supply the necessary therapeutic and supportive services. Something is known about how patients are cared for in hospitals but much less about how they fare when they are discharged, often to fend for themselves. In order to gain some insight into the nature and magnitude of this ...

BACKGROUND Hospitalization in older adults is characterized by physical inactivity and a risk of losing function and independence. Systematic strength training can improve muscle strength and functional performance in older adults. Few studies have examined the effect of a program initiated during hospitalization and continued after discharge. We conducted a feasibility study prior to this tria...

BACKGROUND The aim was to explore patients' experiences of information and their information needs after discharge for colorectal cancer surgery. METHODS Thirty one interviews were performed with sixteen patients during the first seven weeks at home after discharge. Patients were included from three hospitals in the south of Sweden, two of which used an enhanced recovery programme. RESULTS ...

BACKGROUND We previously noted that older adults admitted to surgical ICUs (SICUs) are at high risk for delirium. In the current study, we describe the association between the presence of delirium and complications in older SICU patients, and describe the association between delirium occurring in the SICU and functional ability and discharge placement for older patients. METHODS Secondary ana...

Women report more postoperative pain and problems performing domestic activities than men in the first month of recovery after cardiac surgery. The purpose of this article is to describe how women rate and describe pain interference with daily life after early discharge from cardiac surgery. A qualitative study was conducted in 2004-2005 with ten women recruited from a large Norwegian universit...

UNLABELLED More knowledge is needed about how different rehabilitation models in the municipality influence stroke survivors' ability in activities of daily living (ADL). OBJECTIVES To compare three models of outpatient rehabilitation; early supported discharge (ESD) in a day unit, ESD at home and traditional treatment in the municipality (control group), regarding change in ADL ability durin...

In the first British study to investigate systematically what happens to opiate addicts after treatment 50 opiate addicts admitted for inpatient treatment of their drug dependence were followed up for six months after discharge. All had been withdrawn from opiates before follow up. Six months later 26 were not using opiates: 12 had not used opiates at any time since discharge. When subjects in ...

abstract background: the readiness of mothers to take care for infants at discharge is a critical issue. poor readiness of mothers in taking care of premature infants at the time of discharge is associated with potential adverse consequences. this study examined the effect of implementing mothers’ empowerment program on the weight gain and duration of hospitalization in premature infants. mater...

[1] Accurate estimates of solute export are critical for mass balance studies of elemental flux. We explored how variation in hydrology (e.g., flashiness) and concentrationdischarge relationships modulate the effect of solute sampling frequency on bias and precision associated with estimates of dissolved silica export in rivers. Dissolved silica concentration and discharge data from 14 rivers w...