Effectiveness of a discharge-planning pilot program for orthopedic patients in Taiwan

Pi-Chu Lin; Jin Lian Wang; Su Yu Chang; Fu Mei Yang

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.10.006

Effectiveness of a discharge-planning pilot program for orthopedic patients in Taiwan

Pi-Chu Lin, Jin Lian Wang, Su Yu Chang, Fu Mei Yang

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Abstract

The purpose of this pilot project was to establish a discharge-planning model and evaluate its effectiveness. Orthopedic patients who scored 7 or above on a high-risk screening form were recruited for the project. Case managers served as discharge planners, and handled the following procedures: screening of patients, drawing up of the discharge plan, providing pre-discharge instructions, coordinating resources and services, and telephone follow-up. Results showed that discharge planning improved both the completion rate of pre-discharge instructions and patient satisfaction with discharge planning. It is suggested that, in future research, experimental studies could be used to examine the effectiveness of discharge planning. The study showed the importance of dedicated case managers for improving the effectiveness of discharge planning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	723-731
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume	42
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.10.006
Publication status	Published - Sep 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Case management
Discharge planning
Patient satisfaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)
Nursing(all)
Health(social science)

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