title: Planning for posthospital care: a follow-up study.
abstract: Ongoing services to patients who are about to be discharged from the hospital appear to be critically needed. Whether the need for such services should be met by hospitals or community agencies requires examination. This article reports on a study that describes the posthospital needs of patients and the extent to which these needs are met subsequent to discharge.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012947:Social Work