Elderly Patients and Their Families. Factors Related to Satisfaction with Hospital Social Services.

Berkman, Barbara; Rehr, Helen

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Publication Date: 1975

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Elderly Patients and Their Families. Factors Related to Satisfaction with Hospital Social Services

Berkman, Barbara; Rehr, Helen

Gerontologist, 15, 6, 524-528, Dec 75

Content analyses of case records and follow-up interviews with former clients of hospital social workers explored: (1) the primary social needs dealt with by the social workers; (2) clients' perceptions of their social needs during the hospitalization; (3) clients' perceptions of the social workers role, and satisfaction with social service. Results are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Geriatrics, Hospitals, Individual Needs, Older Adults, Patients, Research Projects, Self Evaluation, Social Problems, Social Services, Social Workers

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