Frail aged persons residing in South African homes for the aged who require hospitalisation. Part I. Urban areas.

Journal: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

Volume: 79

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 1991

Affiliated Institutions:  Administration House of Assembly, Department of Health Services and Welfare, Bellville, CP.

Abstract summary 

The numbers and characteristics of white residents identified by medical and nursing staff as requiring more staff time and/or expertise and/or medical equipment than is available in homes for the aged were assessed. Only 27 out of 2,447 (1.1%) extremely infirm aged persons resident in 93 homes for the aged would, in the opinion of institutional staff, benefit by admission to a long-term care hospital catering for chronically ill. The conditions affecting these residents are described and recommendations relating to their management made.

Authors & Co-authors:  Whittaker S S Prinsloo F R FR Wicht C L CL Janse van Rensburg M P MP

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  4
Identifiers
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SSN : 0256-9574
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Aged
Other Terms
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
South Africa
Publication Country
South Africa