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Nurse-led intermediate care: patients' perceptions

Nurse-led intermediate care: patients' perceptions
Nurse-led intermediate care: patients' perceptions
Intermediate care currently forms one of the UK Government's main initiatives for improving the quality of post-acute care. This paper examines patients' and carers' experiences of a nurse-led unit, which aims to provide intermediate care for people no longer acutely ill. Drawing on findings from qualitative interview data, we demonstrate that patients viewed this model of care as acceptable but that they had markedly inconsistent experiences of care and reported considerable variation in their perceptions of the Unit's purpose. Some possible reasons for this are explored. Implications for the development of good quality nurse-led intermediate care are outlined
care, quality, patient, hospital discharge, intermediate care, rehabilitation, nurse-led care
0020-7489
61 - 71
Wiles, R.
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Postle, K.
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Steiner, A.
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Walsh, B.
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Wiles, R.
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Postle, K.
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Steiner, A.
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Walsh, B.
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Wiles, R., Postle, K., Steiner, A. and Walsh, B. (2003) Nurse-led intermediate care: patients' perceptions. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40 (1), 61 - 71. (doi:10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00033-0).

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Intermediate care currently forms one of the UK Government's main initiatives for improving the quality of post-acute care. This paper examines patients' and carers' experiences of a nurse-led unit, which aims to provide intermediate care for people no longer acutely ill. Drawing on findings from qualitative interview data, we demonstrate that patients viewed this model of care as acceptable but that they had markedly inconsistent experiences of care and reported considerable variation in their perceptions of the Unit's purpose. Some possible reasons for this are explored. Implications for the development of good quality nurse-led intermediate care are outlined

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Published date: 2003
Keywords: care, quality, patient, hospital discharge, intermediate care, rehabilitation, nurse-led care
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Local EPrints ID: 18107
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/18107
DOI: doi:10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00033-0
ISSN: 0020-7489
PURE UUID: 718ab1f5-36a3-459a-9c40-46076ce33574
ORCID for B. Walsh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1008-0545

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Date deposited: 27 Oct 2005
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:00

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Author: R. Wiles
Author: K. Postle
Author: A. Steiner
Author: B. Walsh ORCID iD

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