Testing the Uniform Needs Assessment Instrument for Hospital Discharge Planning With Older Adults
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Gerontological Nursing
- Vol. 24 (5) , 42-46
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-19980501-15
Abstract
Journal of Gerontological Nursing | ABSTRACTThe Uniform Needs Assessment Instrument (UNAI) was developed to systematically assess the continuing care needs of high-risk older adults in response to the 1986 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Based on previous studies, a revised UNAI was tested with 103 hospitalized older adults, comparing usual discharge planning with the UNAI. High interrater reliability was obtained. The UNAI hadKeywords
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