Abstract
Stroke is shown to be a significant U.S. health problem with a profound impact on the nation’s rising healthcare costs (Hall, Levant, & DeFrances, 2012). Longer patient length-of-stay [LOS] and higher re-admission rates have brought consequences to healthcare systems as institutional budgets are unable to reconcile the additional services and the influx of healthcare demands. Through a comprehensive literature review, the author illustrates the general knowledge available on the stroke experience, on stroke care and rehabilitation, and on patient LOS and re-admission rates. The literature review is based on general medical research with a focus on the stroke population. The objectives of the literature review were: (1) to explore the patient and family experience of stroke, (2) to assess stroke rehabilitation services and the recovery process, (3) to evaluate LOS and re-admission rates associated with this population, and (4) to explore areas for improved practice and implications for social work intervention.
Advisor
David Beimers
First Committee Member
Carol Goodeman
Second Committee Member
Elizabeth Friederich
Date of Degree
2012
Language
english
Document Type
Other Capstone Project
Degree
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Hagedorn, Morgen, "Stroke Rehabilitation, Length-of-Stay, and Re-Admission Rates: A Literature Review" (2012). All Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects. 556.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/556
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