title: Older patients' experiences of discharge from hospital.
abstract: The second paper in a series describes the work of the Nursing Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh studying discharge planning for older patients going home from acute hospital care is described. Data were collected on the views and experiences of 326 patients aged 75 years and over and 117 of their carers. Ward sisters also completed questionnaires about ward structures and processes relating to discharge planning. Problems typical of those reported in previous similar studies were found.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tierney
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worth
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Closs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macmillan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic