Transition from hospital to daily life: a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of nurse-led systematic rehabilitation counseling performed before discharge to prevent concerns in the hospital-to-home gap in rehabilitation of lung cancer patients after surgery.


METHODS
A quasi-experimental intervention study. One hundred twenty patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer admitted for surgery participated. Outcome was assessed by a validated self-rating questionnaire. The intervention was performed at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark.


RESULTS
Following nurse-led rehabilitation counseling, results showed that significantly more patients were offered physical rehabilitation, were aware of where to seek help after discharge, and experienced support to get back to daily life.


CONCLUSIONS
A systematic rehabilitation counseling obliges some of the concerns lung cancer patients might have in the transition from hospital to daily life.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite promising results, there is still a need to improve support for patients with lung cancer requiring rehabilitation.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Malene
M
Missel
Mai Nanna
MN
Schønau
Jesper Holst
JH
Pedersen
Preben Ulrich
PU
Pedersen
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*
Nurses; oncology; rehabilitation