Seun Young Joe

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Development and Evaluation of a Transitional Care Program for Patients Discharged from Military Hospitals: Seun Young Joe; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2010;40(4):599-609.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.599
Published online: August 31, 2010

Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Armed Forces Nursing Academy, Daejeon, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Joe, Seun-Young. Department of Nursing, Armed Forces Nursing Academy, BOX 78-502, Chumok-dong, Yuseung-gu, Daejon 305-153, Korea. Tel: 82-42-878-4551, Fax: 82-42-862-1501, afna4551@mnd.go.kr

• Received: September 29, 2009 • Accepted: August 20, 2010

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a transitional care program for patients discharged from military hospitals. The study consists of two phases: developing the program and evaluating its effectiveness.
Methods
The conceptual framework used to guide the development of the program was Meleis's transition theory. A quasi-experimental design was employed for this study. Participants were recruited from patients discharged from one military hospital, 72 in the control group and 56 in the experiment group. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 12.0 program with chi-square, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, and mixed model.
Results
Participants in the transitional care program reported promoting a positive personal condition, and more healthy patterns of response in the first week after being discharged and a smoother discharge transition.
Conclusion
The transitional care program developed for discharge patients from military hospital promoted discharge readiness and promoted smooth discharge transition.
Keywords: Health transition; Military hospitals; Patient discharge

This article is based on a part of the author's doctoral dissertation from Yonsei University.

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Figure 1

Conceptual framework based on Meleis's transition theory.

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Outline of the Transitional Care Program for Patients Being Discharged from Military Hospitals

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Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics of Transitional Condition

^*M±SD; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test for Health-related Characteristics of Transitional Condition

^*M±SD; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 4

Difference in Discharge Readiness and Discharge Transition

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Development and Evaluation of a Transitional Care Program for Patients Discharged from Military Hospitals

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2010;40(4):599-609. Published online August 31, 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.599

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Development and Evaluation of a Transitional Care Program for Patients Discharged from Military Hospitals

Figure 1 Conceptual framework based on Meleis's transition theory.

Figure 1

Development and Evaluation of a Transitional Care Program for Patients Discharged from Military Hospitals

Table 1

Outline of the Transitional Care Program for Patients Being Discharged from Military Hospitals

Table 2

Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics of Transitional Condition

^*M±SD; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test for Health-related Characteristics of Transitional Condition

^*M±SD; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 4

Difference in Discharge Readiness and Discharge Transition

Table 1 Outline of the Transitional Care Program for Patients Being Discharged from Military Hospitals

Table 2 Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics of Transitional Condition

^*M±SD; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 3 Homogeneity Test for Health-related Characteristics of Transitional Condition