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Relocation experiences with unplanned admission to a nursing home: a qualitative study

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2017
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Koppitz, A. L., Dreizler, J., Altherr, J., Bosshard, G., Naef, R., & Imhof, L. (2017). Relocation experiences with unplanned admission to a nursing home: a qualitative study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(3), 517–527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216001964

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BACKGROUND: In many countries, people over 85 years of age are relocated involuntarily or unplanned to a nursing home. In Switzerland, 43% of elderly over 85 years are admitted to nursing homes after hospital discharge. This percentage is higher than in the USA with 32.5% or in Germany with only 19%. Despite those more frequent Swiss admissions, no research has been conducted exploring how unplanned admissions to nursing homes affect the adaptation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding into unplanned

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  • Koppitz, Andrea Luise
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  • Dreizler, Jutta
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  • Altherr, Jeanine
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  • Bosshard, Georg
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  • Naef, Rahel
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  • Imhof, Lorenz
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29

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3

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517

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527

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adaptation, nursing home, older adults, relocation, transition

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English

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2017-03

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2017-12-27

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1041-6102

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139 since deposited on 2017-12-27
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Koppitz, A. L., Dreizler, J., Altherr, J., Bosshard, G., Naef, R., & Imhof, L. (2017). Relocation experiences with unplanned admission to a nursing home: a qualitative study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(3), 517–527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216001964

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