Factors that influence the decision-making of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team when choosing a discharge destination for stroke survivors

Authors/Creators

Jessie Johnson
Gilly Smith, Edith Cowan University
Anne Wilkinson, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

This study explored the culture of one interdisciplinary rehabilitation team in British Columbia (BC), Canada, to identify the specific client, clinical, and family factors considered by team members when determining post-hospital discharge placement. The study took the form of an ethnography of a health care team on a stroke unit of a Canadian hospital using observations of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team meetings and follow-up interviews with team members. The findings from the study indicate post-hospital discharge destination decisions were influenced by specific social, economic, and policy factors; specific types of interactions among members of the team; and the condition of stroke survivors, and the ability and willingness of the patient’s family to contribute to home care.

RAS ID

20113

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2015

Location of the Work

Pembroke, Canada

Faculty

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Pappin Communications

Comments

Johnson, J., Smith, G., & Wilkinson, A. (2015). Factors that influence the decision-making of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team when choosing a discharge destination for stroke survivors. Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 37(2), 26-32. Available here

Recommended Citation

Johnson, J., Smith, G., & Wilkinson, A. (2015). Factors that influence the decision-making of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team when choosing a discharge destination for stroke survivors. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/1727