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How can I help older people in hospital get home sooner and prevent deconditioning?

Jennings, Jo
Abstract
What staff can do to help older patients return home more quickly. Concerns about the complications of prolonged bed rest were raised as far back as 1947 (Asher 1947). Hospital stays are associated with iatrogenic infections, medication errors, increased risk of delirium and side effects of prolonged bed rest (Inouye and Charpentier 1996, Covinsky et al 2011).
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Jennings, Jo
Affiliations
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
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Date
2017-06-30
Type
Article
Subject
Elderly care.
 Physiotherapy
 Health services. Management
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SWFT Elderly Care
Evidence Summaries
Patient Information Leaflets
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Citation
Jennings J. How can I help older people in hospital get home sooner and prevent deconditioning? Nurs Older People. 2017 Jun 30;29(6):21. doi: 10.7748/nop.29.6.21.s21.
Journal / Source Title
Nursing Older People
DOI
10.7748/nop.29.6.21.s21
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/7514
PMID
28664811
Publisher
RCN Publishing (RCNi)
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https://journals.rcni.com/nursing-older-people/how-can-i-help-older-people-in-hospital-get-home-sooner-and-prevent-deconditioning-nop.29.6.21.s21
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