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17 randomized controlled trials involving 4,780 patients. Again, the results factors influencing hospital length of stay in non-acute care setting 107
showed a positive effect of special geriatric care on improved functional sta-
tus, reduced risk of admission to nursing home and lower mortality in elderly.
Involvement of relatives in the first two weeks of non-acute hospital care
is negatively associated with the length of hospitalization. Thus, many elder-
ly people are frail and with serious health problems that require physical help
and support from family. Co-operation of relatives is therefore a very impor-
tant part of rehabilitation (Skela Savič et al., 2010).
Conclusions
No significant relations have been found between patient demographic charac-
teristics, his nursing care needs and the length of stay at the non-acute hospital
department. However, the length of stay is correlated to the sum of nursing di-
agnoses, and to the type of medical diagnosis at the discharge time.
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showed a positive effect of special geriatric care on improved functional sta-
tus, reduced risk of admission to nursing home and lower mortality in elderly.
Involvement of relatives in the first two weeks of non-acute hospital care
is negatively associated with the length of hospitalization. Thus, many elder-
ly people are frail and with serious health problems that require physical help
and support from family. Co-operation of relatives is therefore a very impor-
tant part of rehabilitation (Skela Savič et al., 2010).
Conclusions
No significant relations have been found between patient demographic charac-
teristics, his nursing care needs and the length of stay at the non-acute hospital
department. However, the length of stay is correlated to the sum of nursing di-
agnoses, and to the type of medical diagnosis at the discharge time.
References
ARAI, H., OUCHI, Y., YOKODE, M., ITO, H., UEMATSU, H., ETO, F., OSHIMA, S.,
OTA, K., SAITO, Y., SASAKI, H. et al., 2012. Toward the realization of a better
aged society: messages from gerontology and geriatrics. Geriatrics & Gerontolo-
gy International, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 16–22.
BACHMANN, S., FINGER, C., HUSS, A., EGGER, M., STUCK, A.E. and CLOUGH-
GORR, K.M., 2010. Impatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric
patients. British Medical Journal, no. 340, pp. 1–11.
BOYD, C.M., LANDEFELD, C.S., COUNSELL, S.R., PALMER, R.M., FORTINSKY,
R.H., KRESEVIC, D., BURANT, C. and COVINSKY, K.E., 2008. Recovery of
activities of daily living in older adults after hospitalization for acute medical
illness. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 2171–2179.
ELLIS, G., WHITEHEAD, M.A., ROBINSON, D., O‘NEILL, D. and LANGHORNE,
P., 2011. Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospi-
tal. British medical journal, no. 343, pp. 1–11.
KLANČNIK GRUDEN, M. et al., 2013. Izidi zdravstvene nege na negovalnem oddelku
UKC Ljubljana. In MOREC, D., JOŠAR, D. and LIPIČ BALIGAČ, M., eds. Moč
za spremembe: medicinske sestre in babice smo v prvih vrstah zdravstvenega siste-
ma, Strokovni seminar, 11. 6. 2013. Murska Sobota: Strokovno društvo medicin-
skih sester, babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Pomurja, pp. 295–301.
KLANČNIK GRUDEN, M. et al., 2015. Novosti na področju negovalnih diagnoz. In
S. MAJCEN DVORŠAK, S., et al., eds. Z optimalnimi viri do učinkovite zdravst-
vene in babiške nege / 10. jubilejni kongres zdravstvene in babiške nege Sloveni-
je, Brdo pri Kranju, 11. in 12. maj 2015. Ljubljana: Zbornica – Zveza, Nacionalni
center za strokovni, karierni in osebnostni razvoj medicinskih sester in babic,
pp. 198–206.
