title: Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of cognitively-intact chronically Ill elders receiving home health services.
abstract: The intent of this study is to sensitize the home health care milieu to the psychosocial needs of home health patients in the effort to initiate effective discharge planning as soon as possible. All of the disciplines that comprise the treatment team play a vital role in relapse prevention; however, the role of the social worker, providing social and emotional interventions to speed recovery and/or prevent exacerbation, has become more prominent. Key demographic and multivariate analysis findings are discussed related to the prevention of relapse. Social work interventions are discussed for several target issues.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University School of Social Work, USA.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Dyeson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stryker
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers; D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012649:Self Concept; D012947:Social Work; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology