Discharge Cannot be Decided Daily Life Support for the Aged. Comparison of Patients Who What Discharge and Who don't.:COMPARISON OF PATIENTS WHO WANT DISCHARGE AND WHO DON'T

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Aged patients in Japan tend to stay in hospitals longer than in other countries. Some patients insist they do not want to be discharged even when they are advised to doso.<BR>The authors compared 311 patients who wanted discharge with those who did not in order to identify the characteristics of those who are unwilling to leave hospitals. Among patients who did not want discharge the following reasons were found : (1) those who have little awareness of their recovery and functional improvement, and those whose sense of recovery is unstable, (2) those who want to be assisted in mobility, nutrition and meals, hygine and toilet and need care and support by care givers, (3) those who are to be discharged to places other than home and are waiting for beds in live in facilities.<BR>Those aged patients who are unwilling to leave hospitals do not have subjective awareness of their recovery and improvement and cantinue to need assistance in their daily lives. Since they are not independent, they need support and care to cope with their difficulties in daily lives even after discharge from hospitals.
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