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Coping Difficulties After Hospitalization, Judith Fitzgerald Miller, Linda Piacentine, Marianne Weiss
Coping Difficulties After Hospitalization, Judith Fitzgerald Miller, Linda Piacentine, Marianne Weiss
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
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.