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| author | KONG, Tak-kwan |
| author_facet | KONG, Tak-kwan |
| contents | <p>A day hospital is an important adjunct to in-patient care in geriatric practice. The functions of a geriatric day hospital have been stated as rehabilitation, maintenance, assessment, medical and nursing care, and social care. However, the central role of a geriatric day hospital is to provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with chronic disability. For this rehabilitative role to be realized, a day hospital has to be provided with adequate social and medical supportive services, together with a reliable transport system.</p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_17325615 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 1991 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
| record_format | zenodo |
| spellingShingle | The role of geriatric day hospitals in the care of the elderly KONG, Tak-kwan Rehabilitation Role Geriatrics Geriatric day hospital <p>A day hospital is an important adjunct to in-patient care in geriatric practice. The functions of a geriatric day hospital have been stated as rehabilitation, maintenance, assessment, medical and nursing care, and social care. However, the central role of a geriatric day hospital is to provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with chronic disability. For this rehabilitative role to be realized, a day hospital has to be provided with adequate social and medical supportive services, together with a reliable transport system.</p> |
| title | The role of geriatric day hospitals in the care of the elderly |
| topic | Rehabilitation Role Geriatrics Geriatric day hospital |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17325615 |