Skilled nursing facility care for persons with AIDS: comparison with other patients

We compared average daily hours of care for patients with and without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a hospital-based skilled nursing facility. Patients with AIDS averaged over an hour more direct nursing care per patient day (6.5 vs 5.4 hours). These findings support other reports of...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1992-03, Vol.82 (3), p.453-455
Main Authors: Swan, J H, Benjamin, A E, Brown, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - economics
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - nursing
Activities of Daily Living
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
California
Costs and Cost Analysis
Economics, Nursing - standards
Economy. Management
Health and social institutions
Health care
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Medical research
Medical sciences
Nursing Assessment
Nursing care
Nursing Care - methods
Nursing Care - standards
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patients
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Skilled Nursing Facilities - standards
Time Factors
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Summary:We compared average daily hours of care for patients with and without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a hospital-based skilled nursing facility. Patients with AIDS averaged over an hour more direct nursing care per patient day (6.5 vs 5.4 hours). These findings support other reports of greater nursing time and higher costs of caring for nursing home patients with AIDS.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.82.3.453