Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie
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Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr · Jun 1992
[The course of nursing home admission. A follow-up study in chronic and rehabilitation patients].
This article describes the course of the nursing home stays of 157 newly admitted patients (55 years and older) using the Behaviour Rating Scale for Elderly Patients ('Beoordelingsschaal Oudere Patiënten'). The follow-up period lasted maximally one year. Differences in the course in relation to the objective of the admission (rehabilitation versus continuous support) and possible factors which impeded or advanced the discharge of the rehabilitation patients, were investigated. ⋯ The outcome of rehabilitation appeared to be related to the extent of behavioural problems, to the level of disability, and to the medical condition on admission. The least disabled and the 'medically least complex' patients could usually be discharged with an improved level of functioning, which seemed to justify the nursing home stay. The absence of other services impeded discharge in a few cases.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)