"We are doing it together"; The integral role of caregivers in a patients' transition home from the medicine unit.

BACKGROUND:An admission to hospital for acute illness can be difficult for patients and lead to high levels of anxiety. Patients are given a lot of information throughout their hospital stay and instructions at discharge to follow when they get home. For complex medical patients, the ability to reta...

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Main Authors: Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Lianne Jeffs, Amy Troup, Rasha Kubba, Karen Okrainec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5993108?pdf=render