Identifying structure and aspects that 'continuing nursing care' used in discharge support from hospital to home care in Japan

• Published in: International journal of nursing practice Vol. 19; no. S2; pp. 50 - 58
• Main Authors: Nagae, Hiroko, Tanigaki, Shizuko, Okada, Mari, Katayama, Yoko, Norikoshi, Chie, Nishina, Yuko, Sakai, Masako
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Case management; continuing nursing care; Continuity of Patient Care; Discharge; discharge support; elderly and their family; Home Care Services; Home health care; Hospitals; Humans; Japan; Lifestyle; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing Process; Patient Discharge; Patient Transfer; Professional practices; quality of life; Social support; Teams; Japan

This study investigated nursing practice in continuing nursing care with the aim of identifying the key factors in nursing practice during discharge support. A literature review of papers published in Japanese in 2000 and 2011 was conducted using ‘case management’, ‘care management’, ‘continuing nur...