Factors Influencing Users’ Destination upon Discharge from a Geriatric Intermediate Care Facility in an Urban Area

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Abstract

Geriatric Intermediate Care Facilities (GICF) have been established to help the hospitalized elderly return home. Users of the GICF are elderly persons who do not need hospitalization, but are mentally or physically impaired. To determine what factors influence users’ destinations upon discharge from GICF, we analyzed various characteristics such as age, sex, place of residence before admission, length of stay, intellectual impairment, ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) among users (N = 389) in a GICF in Chiba City. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that, compared with the users who were hospitalized, users who were male, admitted for home, stayed for long periods, and had a high ability to perform ADL were more likely to return home. The analyses also revealed that, compared with the users who were institutionalized, users who came from home, stayed for short periods, and had a high ability to perform ADL were more likely to return home. Evaluating a user’s physical, mental, and socioeconomical conditions at an early stage of admission to a GICF may allow us to predict whether the user can be successfully discharged to his or her home or will have to remain at the GICF for an extended period. © 1995, The Japan Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.

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Ishizaki, T., Kai, I., & Hirayama, T. (1995). Factors Influencing Users’ Destination upon Discharge from a Geriatric Intermediate Care Facility in an Urban Area. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 32(2), 105–110. https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.32.105

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