Transition from Hospital to Home-Based Care for Older Adults in Southwestern Uganda: Informal Caregiver’s Experiences
Caregiver experience during hospitalization influences their involvement and compliance with the discharge process which in turn affects their ability to deliver quality post discharge care to the patient. Healthcare systems need to put targeted effort and resources in the discharge process and home follow-up visits to improve home-based care by caregivers. Community-based geriatric care centers can bridge the care gap during transition from hospital to home-based care.
Authors
- Matthew O. Wiens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3287-5181)
- Judith Owokuhaisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-9660)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-1426)
- Pius Musinguzi
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s495851
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00