Demand and predictors for post-discharge medical counseling in home care patients: a prospective cohort study.

RATIONALE: Post-discharge care is challenging due to the high rate of adverse events after discharge. However, details regarding post-discharge care requirements remain unclear. Post-discharge medical counseling (PDMC) by telephone service was set-up to investigate its demand and predictors. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Shih-Tan Ding, Chuan-Lan Wang, Yu-Han Huang, Chin-Chung Shu, Yu-Tzu Tseng, Chun-Ta Huang, Nin-Chieh Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Hung-Bin Tsai, Ming-Chin Yang, Wen-Je Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667835?pdf=render