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Article: Older Adults' Use of Postacute and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services After Hospitalization for a Cardiac Event
- Article from:
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Mar/Apr 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The purpose of this study was to describe older patients'use of postacute care (PAC) and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services after a cardiac event and to describe the differences between older adults who use these services and those who do not. Under a longitudinal descriptive design, data were collected during hospitalization for a cardiac event, 3 and 6 weeks later, and 4 and 6 months later. Of the 60 older adults in the sample, 73% used PAC after discharge. Older adults discharged home without PAC services had fewer complications and were less depressed than those who used PAC. Older adults discharged to a skilled nursing facility had poorer physical function both before the ...