Coping Difficulties After Hospitalization

Authors

Judith Fitzgerald Miller, Missouri Sinclair School of NursingFollow
Linda Piacentine, Marquette UniversityFollow
Marianne Weiss, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

9 p.

Publication Date

11-2008

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Clinical Nursing Research

Source ISSN

1054-7738

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1177/1054773808325226

Abstract

Coping difficulties of 113 adults 3 weeks after hospital discharge were identified using the Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale and a brief focused telephone interview (11-item guide). Overall, low difficulty scores were reported (M = 23.9, SD = 18.2, range = 0 to 100). Qualitative data reveal specific coping difficulties in the categories of stressors, specific difficulties, caring for self, managing the condition, family, advice needed, contact with the health care system, and what they wished they knew before discharge. A core theme of biographical reconstruction emerged.

Comments

Accepted version. Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 17, No. 4 (November 2008): 278-296. DOI. © SAGE Publications 2008. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Miller, Judith Fitzgerald; Piacentine, Linda; and Weiss, Marianne, "Coping Difficulties After Hospitalization" (2008). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 45.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/45