How Social Connectedness Helps Patients Stay Home After Hospital at Home Enrollment: A Mixed Methods Study.

Christy J W LedfordLauren A CaffertyEunice LeeHailie C HayesDestine C EdeBrandon P HodgesGrant C WhitebloomDavid W WalshThad Wilkins

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Structural social connectedness facilitates patient recovery in HaH. Before enrolling patients in HaH, clinicians should take an in-depth social history, including questions about social/familial roles, household responsibilities, and technology acceptance. Clinicians should engage formal and informal caregivers in these conversations early and communicate a clear picture of what caregivers should do to support the patient through recovery.

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