Fitzpatrick Joyce J, Stier Lori, Eichorn Ann, Dlugacz Yosef D, O'Connor Linda J, Salinas Theresa K, Smith Thomas, White Maureen T
New York Health Alliance, Mount Sinai NYU Health, Long Island Jewish Health System, USA.
Outcomes Manag. 2004 Jan-Mar;8(1):52-6.
This article describes outcomes of a new model of care for hospitalized elders and their families. Patient functional and cognitive status on admission and discharge were evaluated for changes as a result of an educational program for preparing family-centered geriatric resource nurses. Patients in the intervention group (n = 173) demonstrated significant improvements in outcome measures (functional and cognitive status) from admission to discharge. A subset (n = 50) was selected from the 173 subjects who comprised the intervention group; this subset was compared with control subjects (n = 44); no statistically significant differences were noted between the 2 groups. Suggestions for future research are presented.
本文描述了一种针对住院老年人及其家属的新型护理模式的成果。通过一项针对以家庭为中心的老年资源护士培训项目，对患者入院和出院时的功能及认知状况变化进行了评估。干预组（n = 173）患者从入院到出院的结果指标（功能和认知状况）有显著改善。从构成干预组的173名受试者中选取了一个子集（n = 50）；该子集与对照组受试者（n = 44）进行比较；两组之间未发现统计学上的显著差异。文中还提出了对未来研究的建议。
