A structured assessment tool within the discharge planning process: a qualitative evaluation
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Publication type:
Journal Article
Year:
1999
Journal/Series title:
Age and Ageing
Volume number:
29 Sup
Issue:
December
Pages:
17-85
Abstract:
Discharge planning processes include assessment, documentation and communication. In clinical practice formalised and informal mechanisms facilitate these processes. The role of a standardised comprehensive assessment instrument, the MDS-HC (Minimum Dataset-Home Care), linked with structured documentation, was evaluated as a component of the discharge planning process on geriatric rehabilitation wards using a qualitative methodology.