Improvements in Cognition Following Hospital Discharge of Community Dwelling Seniors
- 4 March 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 26 (7) , 765-770
Abstract
Seniors frequently struggle during the transition home following an acute hospitalization resulting in frequent rehospitalizations. Studies consistently show a lack of comprehension of discharge instructions.Keywords
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