Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness
Fried T, van Doorn C, O’Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 107: 317-323. PMID: 10527032, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00236-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAttitudeCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHome Care Services, Hospital-BasedHospitalsHumansLung Diseases, ObstructiveMalePneumoniaSocial PerceptionSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAcute illnessChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePersons age 65 yearsCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseHome careAge 65 yearsOlder patients' perceptionsEfficacy of treatmentAcute home careSite of treatmentSelf-rated healthPatient characteristicsHeart failurePulmonary diseaseAcute careHospital treatmentDependent patientsPrimary diagnosisPatients' perceptionsHome treatmentUse of homeHospital careOlder persons' perceptionsHospital