For elderly patients receiving home healthcare after a hospital stay, "social environmental factors"-particularly care provided by a family member or other informal caregiver-have a significant impact on the risk of repeated hospital admissions, reports a study in the October-December issue of Advances in Nursing Science. (2012-11-13)
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