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Beck SH, Eilertsen G, Andersen-Ranberg K, Janssens A, Nielsen DS. In the footstep of the old patient from hospital to home: A qualitative field observation study. Scand J Caring Sci 2024; 38:745-755. [PMID: 38610099 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Older people often have multiple health conditions and therefore extended care needs. The transition from the hospital back to their home requires careful planning. The fragmented healthcare system and rapid discharge from the hospital can result in limited involvement of the older patient in the discharge planning process. We aimed to explore how older hospitalised patients experienced the transition from hospital to home and how possibilities and constraints in interactions with relevant parties in the transition affected their everyday lives. METHOD An ethnographic participant observation study including interviews was conducted with 10 older hospitalised patients. The theoretical perspective in the study is critical psychology and data were analysed using the condition-, meaning- and reasoning analysis. RESULTS Three themes were identified: (1) Lost in transition - the person's ability to act is limited, (2) In transition - the relatives become important, (3) At home - the home transforms into a workplace. CONCLUSION Lack of involvement becomes a condition for older patients as some struggle to create meaning in their transition, affecting their everyday lives. The patients experienced their relatives as important as they ensured that the HCPs got to know their values and wishes. This knowledge is important for HCPs working closely with older people both at the hospital and at home ensuring active involvement of the older person with respect and acknowledgement of the older person's wishes, needs, resources and vulnerability.
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- Sanne Have Beck
- Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- USN Research Group of Older Peoples' Health, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Universitetet I Sørøst-Norge, Drammen, Norway
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- Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Bioethics and Health Humanities, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, User Perspective and Community-Based Interventions, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Centre for Research with Patients and Relatives, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Petersen JJ, Østergaard B, Svavarsdóttir EK, Palonen M, Brødsgaard A. Hospital and homecare nurses' experiences of involvement of patients and families in transition between hospital and municipalities: A qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci 2023; 37:196-206. [PMID: 36349680 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Involving patients and families in nursing care is essential to improve patients' health outcomes. Furthermore, families play an essential role in supporting patients by helping nurses understand the patient's everyday life. However, families also need support. Involvement of patients and families is especially important when patients are transferred between hospital and home as transitions heighten the risk of compromising quality and safety in care. However, no consensus exists on how to involve them. Consequently, this may challenge a systematic approach toward patient and family involvement. AIM To describe hospital and homecare nurses' experiences with involving patients and their family members in nursing care in the transition between hospital and municipalities. METHOD Focus group interviews were conducted in the Gastro unit at a large university hospital in Denmark. Participants included 10 hospital nurses from three wards at the Gastro unit and six homecare nurses from one of three municipalities in the hospital catchment area (total n = 16). Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The study is reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. FINDINGS Our analysis revealed one overall theme - "The complexity of involvement" - based on four categories: gap between healthcare sectors increases the need for patient and family involvement, lack of time is a barrier to patient and family involvement, involvement is more than information, and involvement as a balancing act. CONCLUSION The nurses experienced patients' and families' involvement as essential, but a discrepancy was found between nurses' intentions and their actions. Aspects related to a gap between healthcare sectors and various understandings of involvement challenged the systematic involvement of patients and families in the transition between healthcare sectors. However, the nurses were highly motivated to achieve a close cross-sectoral collaboration and to show commitment towards patients and families.
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- Julie Jacoby Petersen
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.,Section for Nursing, Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, health sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Section for Nursing, Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicin, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Perera T, Grewal E, Ghali WA, Tang KL. Perceived discharge quality and associations with hospital readmissions and emergency department use: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Qual 2022; 11:bmjoq-2022-001875. [PMID: 36375857 PMCID: PMC9664267 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background At hospital discharge, care is handed over from providers to patients. Discharge encounters must prepare patients to self-manage their health, but have been found to be suboptimal. Our study objectives were to describe and determine the correlates of perceived discharge quality and to explore the association between perceived discharge quality and postdischarge outcomes. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study in medical inpatients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Calgary, Canada. Perceived discharge quality was measured by the Care Transitions Measure (CTM). Linkage to administrative databases provided data for the composite outcome—90-day hospital readmission or emergency department visit. Logistic regression modelling was used to determine the association between global CTM scores, and the individual CTM components, and the composite outcome. Results A total of 316 patients were included in the analysis. The median CTM score was 80.0 (IQR 66.6–100.0). The distribution of CTM scores were significantly different based on comorbidity burden, with the median and maximum CTM scores being lower and the IQR being narrower, for those with six or more comorbidities compared with those with fewer comorbidities. CTM scores were not associated with the composite outcome, though a single CTM item—not understanding warning signs and symptoms—was (adjusted OR 3.46 (95% CI 1.02 to 11.73)). Conclusion Perceived quality of discharge varies based on patient burden of comorbidities. While global perceived discharge quality was not associated with postdischarge outcomes, lack of patient understanding of warning symptoms was. Discharging healthcare teams should pay special attention to these priority patient groups and specific discharge process components.
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- Tefani Perera
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Office of the Vice President (Research), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O' Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada .,O' Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Kraun L, De Vliegher K, Vandamme M, Holtzheimer E, Ellen M, van Achterberg T. Older peoples's and informal caregivers' experiences, views, and needs in transitional care decision-making: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2022; 134:104303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Saunders S, Weiss ME, Meaney C, Killackey T, Varenbut J, Lovrics E, Ernecoff N, Hsu AT, Stern M, Mahtani R, Wentlandt K, Isenberg SR. Examining the course of transitions from hospital to home-based palliative care: A mixed methods study. Palliat Med 2021; 35:1590-1601. [PMID: 34472398 DOI: 10.1177/02692163211023682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hospital-to-home transitions in palliative care are fraught with challenges. To assess transitions researchers have used patient reported outcome measures and qualitative data to give unique insights into a phenomenon. Few measures examine care setting transitions in palliative care, yet domains identified in other populations are likely relevant for patients receiving palliative care. AIM Gain insight into how patients experience three domains, discharge readiness, transition quality, and discharge-coping, during hospital-to-home transitions. DESIGN Longitudinal, convergent parallel mixed methods study design with two data collection visits: in-hospital before and 3-4 weeks after discharge. Participants completed scales assessing discharge readiness, transition quality, and post discharge-coping. A qualitative interview was conducted at both visits. Data were analyzed separately and integrated using a merged transformative methodology, allowing us to compare and contrast the data. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Study was set in two tertiary hospitals in Toronto, Canada. Adult inpatients (n = 25) and their caregivers (n = 14) were eligible if they received a palliative care consultation and transitioned to home-based palliative care. RESULTS Results were organized aligning with the scales; finding low discharge readiness (5.8; IQR: 1.9), moderate transition quality (66.7; IQR: 33.33), and poor discharge-coping (5.0; IQR: 2.6), respectively. Positive transitions involved feeling well supported, managing medications, feeling well, and having healthcare needs met. Challenges in transitions were feeling unwell, confusion over medications, unclear healthcare responsibilities, and emotional distress. CONCLUSIONS We identified aspects of these three domains that may be targeted to improve transitions through intervention development. Identified discrepancies between the data types should be considered for future research exploration.
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- Stephanie Saunders
- Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Palliative Care, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Glomsås HS, Knutsen IR, Fossum M, Halvorsen K. 'They just came with the medication dispenser'- a qualitative study of elderly service users' involvement and welfare technology in public home care services. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:245. [PMID: 33740974 PMCID: PMC7977566 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06243-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Public home care for the elderly is a key area in relation to improving health care quality. It is an important political goal to increase elderly people's involvement in their care and in the use of welfare technology. The aim of this study was to explore elderly service users' experience of user involvement in the implementation and everyday use of welfare technology in public home care services. METHOD This qualitative study has an explorative and descriptive design. Sixteen interviews of service users were conducted in five different municipalities over a period of six months. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS Service users receiving public home care service are not a homogenous group, and the participants had different wishes and needs as regards user involvement and the use of welfare technology. The analysis led to four main themes: 1) diverse preferences as regards user involvement, 2) individual differences as regards information, knowledge and training, 3) feeling safe and getting help, and 4) a wish to stay at home for as long as possible. CONCLUSION The results indicated that user involvement was only to a limited extent an integral part of public home care services. Participants had varying insight into and interest in welfare technology, which was a challenge for user involvement. User involvement must be facilitated and implemented in a gentle way, highlighting autonomy and collaboration, and with the focus on respect, reciprocity and dialogue.
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- Heidi Snoen Glomsås
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and health promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Postbox 4, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and health promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Postbox 4, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder, Postboks 509, N-4898, Grimstad, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and health promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Postbox 4, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway
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Schjødt K, Erlang AS, Starup-Linde J, Jensen AL. Older hospitalised patients' experience of involvement in discharge planning. Scand J Caring Sci 2021; 36:192-202. [PMID: 33694211 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Worldwide healthcare policy highlights patient involvement and participation. Older people with chronic diseases and comorbidities are in need of complex healthcare. Even though these issues have been highlighted, there is a need to investigate older patients' perspective on discharge planning in order to ensure quality in the healthcare system. AIM The aim was to explore how older medical patients experience their own involvement in discharge planning from a medical department. METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 20 patients aged 60+. Interviews were conducted 1 week after discharge in the patients' homes. ETHICAL APPROVAL The study was approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency, and ethical principles were applied while the study was being conducted. All participants provided informed consent. RESULTS The participants had individual needs and various experiences of being involved in their discharge planning. One main category emerged from the study, "Different levels of rapport," as well as three subcategories, "A lot of information-mostly from healthcare professionals to patients," "The distribution of roles between healthcare professionals and patients" and "The meaning of having relatives." CONCLUSION The participants had various experiences and preferences based on their involvement in discharge planning. In general, older people wished to be involved in discharge planning. Healthcare professionals should thus be aware of the involvement levels of such patients and adjust nursing to these levels during hospitalisation.
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- Karina Schjødt
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,ResCenPi - Research Centre for Patient Involvement, Aarhus University & The Central Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark
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Facchinetti G, Albanesi B, Piredda M, Marchetti A, Ausili D, Ianni A, Di Mauro S, De Marinis MG. "The light at the end of the tunnel". Discharge experience of older patients with chronic diseases: A multi-centre qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2021; 77:2417-2428. [PMID: 33591572 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To explore the experiences of being discharged from hospital of older patients with chronic diseases at time of discharge. DESIGN Multi-centre descriptive qualitative study. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with older patients with chronic diseases discharged from two Italian university hospitals, between March 2017 and October 2019. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive content analysis. Several strategies were used to ensure the credibility, dependability, confirmability, authenticity and transferability of the findings. The study was reported in accordance with Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research and Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research. RESULTS Sixty-five patients participated in the study. Six main categories emerged: feelings, need for information, time of fragility, need for support, need for trusting relationships, and home as a caring place. CONCLUSION Older patients with chronic diseases are patients who require quality discharge planning with a patient-centred care vision. Healthcare professionals should intervene more extensively and deeply in the discharge process, balancing the patients' perception of their needs against organizational priorities and the wish to return home with that of not being abandoned. IMPACT Discharge from hospital remains an area of concern as older people have varying degrees of met and unmet needs during and following hospital discharge. Discharge is characterized by conflicting feelings of patients, who need information and support of healthcare professionals through trusting and continuous relationships. Understanding the experience of discharge is essential to support older patients with chronic diseases, considering that discharge from hospital is not an end point of care but a stage of the process involving care transition. The reframing of discharge as another transition point is crucial for healthcare professionals, who will be responsible for making their patients fit for discharge by preparing them to manage their chronic condition at home.
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- Gabriella Facchinetti
- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Research Unit in Hygiene, Statistics and Public Health, Campus Bio Medico University Medical School, Rome, Italy.,Medical Directorate, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital and Healthcare Facilities, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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Oikonomou E, Page B, Lawton R, Murray J, Higham H, Vincent C. Validation of the Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M): assessing the quality and safety of care transitions for older people in the UK. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:608. [PMID: 32611336 PMCID: PMC7329420 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05369-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M) is a patient-reported questionnaire for evaluation of the quality and safety of care transitions from hospital to home, as experienced by older adults. PACT-M has two components; PACT-M 1 to capture the immediate post discharge period and PACT-M 2 to assess the experience of managing care at home. In this study, we aim to examine the psychometric properties, factor structure, validity and reliability of the PACT-M. METHODS We administered the PACT-M over the phone and by mail, within one week post discharge with 138 participants and one month after discharge with 110 participants. We performed principal components analysis and factors were assessed for internal consistency, reliability and construct validity. RESULTS Reliability was assessed by calculating Cronbach's alpha for the 9-item PACT-M 1 and 8-item PACT-M 2 and exploratory factor analysis was performed to evaluate dimensionality of the scales. Principal components analysis was chosen using pair-wise deletion. Both PACT-M 1 and PACT-M 2 showed high internal consistency and good internal reliability values and conveyed unidimensional scale characteristics with high reliability scores; above 0.8. CONCLUSIONS The PACT-M has shown evidence to suggest that it is a reliable measure to capture patients' perception of the quality of discharge arrangements and also on patients' ability to manage their care at home one month post discharge. PACT-M 1 is a marker of patient experience of transition and PACT-M 2 of coping at home.
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- School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Bradford Institute For Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- Bradford Institute For Health Research, Bradford, UK
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Lilleheie I, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A. Experiences of elderly patients regarding participation in their hospital discharge: a qualitative metasummary. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025789. [PMID: 31685492 PMCID: PMC6858187 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ageing patients are discharged from the hospital 'quicker and sicker' than before, and hospital discharge is a critical step in patient care. Older patients form a particularly vulnerable group due to multimorbidity and frailty. Patient participation in healthcare is influenced by government policy and an important part of quality improvement of care. There is need for greater insights into the complexity of patient participation for older patients in discharge processes based on aggregated knowledge. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to review reported evidence concerning the experiences of older patients aged 65 years and above regarding their participation in the hospital discharge process. METHODS We conducted a qualitative metasummary. Systematic searches of Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsycINFO and SocINDEX were conducted. Data from 18 studies were included, based on specific selection criteria. All studies explored older patients' experience of participation during the discharge process in hospital, but varied when it came to type of discharge and diagnosis. The data were categorised into themes by using thematic analysis. RESULTS Our analysis indicated that participation in the discharge process varied among elderly patients. Five themes were identified: (1) complexity of the patients state of health, (2) management and hospital routines, (3) the norm and preference of returning home, (4) challenges of mutual communication and asymmetric relationships and (5) the significance of networks. CONCLUSIONS Collaboration between different levels in the health systems and user-friendly information between staff, patient and families are crucial. The complexity of patient participation for this patient group should be recognised to enhance user involvement during discharge from hospital. Interventions or follow-up studies of how healthcare professionals can improve their communication skills and address the tension between client-centred goals and organisational priorities are requested. Organisational structure may need to be restructured to ensure the participation of elderly patients.
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- Ingvild Lilleheie
- Department of Physiotherapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Regional Advisory Unit for Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Nielsen LM, Gregersen Østergaard L, Maribo T, Kirkegaard H, Petersen KS. Returning to everyday life after discharge from a short-stay unit at the Emergency Department-a qualitative study of elderly patients' experiences. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2019; 14:1563428. [PMID: 30693847 PMCID: PMC6352949 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1563428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Introduction: Elderly patients often receive care and rehabilitation from different providers across healthcare settings. Collaboration between hospital and primary care providers is therefore essential to ensure that the discharge and transition of rehabilitation is coherent. However, research that focuses on elderly patients’ experiences of the discharge, and their everyday lives after, has attracted little attention. Purpose: This study explores elderly patients’ experiences of being discharged and returning to everyday lives after discharge from a short-stay unit at the Emergency Department. Methods: Eleven qualitative interviews with elderly patients were conducted two weeks after their discharge. The transcribed interviews were analysed using systematic text condensation. Results: The study identified four themes related to the participants experiences. In the participants perspective it was difficult, due to fatigue and pain, to perform daily activities after discharge. Participants who experienced not being prepared and clarified in relation to their discharge continued to have concerns for the future. They also experienced some challenges related to lack of being involved and lack of receiving the information needed. Conclusion: The findings contribute with impotant knowledge about elderly patients' experiences and concerns which should be taken into consideration in the discharge planning process .
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- Louise Moeldrup Nielsen
- a Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark.,b Department of Occupational Therapy , VIA University College , Aarhus , Denmark.,c Research Centre for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark
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- a Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark.,d Department of Public Health , Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark.,e Centre of Research in Rehabilitation (CORIR), Department of Clinical Medicine , Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark
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- d Department of Public Health , Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark.,f DEFACTUM , Aarhus , Denmark
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- c Research Centre for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark
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Murray J, Hardicre N, Birks Y, O'Hara J, Lawton R. How older people enact care involvement during transition from hospital to home: A systematic review and model. Health Expect 2019; 22:883-893. [PMID: 31301114 PMCID: PMC6803411 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Current models of patient‐enacted involvement do not capture the nuanced dynamic and interactional nature of involvement in care. This is important for the development of flexible interventions that can support patients to ‘reach‐in’ to complex health‐care systems. Objective To develop a dynamic and interactional model of patient‐enacted involvement in care. Search strategy Electronic search strategy run in five databases and adapted to run in an Internet search engine supplemented with searching of reference lists and forward citations. Inclusion criteria Qualitative empirical published reports of older people's experiences of care transitions from hospital to home. Data extraction and synthesis Reported findings meeting our definition of involvement in care initially coded into an existing framework. Progression from deductive to inductive coding leads to the development of a new framework and thereafter a model representing changing states of involvement. Main results Patients and caregivers occupy and move through multiple states of involvement in response to perceived interactions with health‐care professionals as they attempt to resolve health‐ and well‐being‐related goals. ‘Non‐involvement’, ‘information‐acting’, ‘challenging and chasing’ and ‘autonomous‐acting’ were the main states of involvement. Feeling uninvolved as a consequence of perceived exclusion leads patients to act autonomously, creating the potential to cause harm. Discussion and conclusion The model suggests that involvement is highly challenging for older people during care transitions. Going forward, interventions which seek to support patient involvement should attempt to address the dynamic states of involvement and their mediating factors.
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- Jenni Murray
- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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- Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.,Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.,School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Hestevik CH, Molin M, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A. Older persons' experiences of adapting to daily life at home after hospital discharge: a qualitative metasummary. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:224. [PMID: 30975144 PMCID: PMC6460679 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4035-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Researchers have shown that hospitalisation can decrease older persons’ ability to manage life at home after hospital discharge. Inadequate practices of discharge can be associated with adverse outcomes and an increased risk of readmission. This review systematically summarises qualitative findings portraying older persons’ experiences adapting to daily life at home after hospital discharge. Methods A metasummary of qualitative findings using Sandelowski and Barroso’s method. Data from 13 studies are included, following specific selection criteria, and categorised into four main themes. Results Four main themes emerged from the material: (1) Experiencing an insecure and unsafe transition, (2) settling into a new situation at home, (3) what would I do without my informal caregiver? and (4) experience of a paternalistic medical model. Conclusions The results emphasise the importance of assessment and planning, information and education, preparation of the home environment, the involvement of the older person and caregivers and supporting self-management in the discharge and follow-up care processes at home. Better communication between older persons, hospital providers and home care providers is needed to improve the coordination of care and facilitate recovery at home. The organisational structure may need to be redefined and reorganised to secure continuity of care and the wellbeing of older persons in transitional care situations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-019-4035-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.,Bjørknes University College, Lovisenberggata 13, 0456, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.,European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Nurhayati N, Songwathana P, Vachprasit R. Surgical patients' experiences of readiness for hospital discharge and perceived quality of discharge teaching in acute care hospitals. J Clin Nurs 2019; 28:1728-1736. [PMID: 30589480 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the level of perception of the quality of discharge teaching and its associations with the readiness for hospital discharge among surgical patients in acute care hospitals. BACKGROUND Discharge teaching is a primary strategy to facilitate patients' readiness for hospital discharge. The extent to which the surgical ward was perceived as providing patient-focused education when discharged has never been explored. Its impact on a patient's readiness is also unknown in the Indonesian context. DESIGN A correlational descriptive study was used to collect data from four hospitals in Indonesia. METHODS Ninety-six surgical patients who were in the discharge process enrolled in this study. The demographic form, the quality of discharge teaching scale (QDTS) and the readiness for hospital discharge scale (RHDS) were utilised for data collection. Data were collected from January-February 2018. Descriptive statistics and Spearman rank-order correlation were applied for data analysis. RESULTS The discharge teaching quality was perceived as being at a low level. The readiness for hospital discharge was reported to be at a moderate level. Overall, the discharge teaching quality was not statistically associated with the patients' readiness. However, positive correlations were found in QDTS and RHDS subscales such as content received and delivery, knowledge, coping ability and expected support. Patient's readiness for hospital discharge was also greater for those who had a caregiver, a short hospital stay, a health insurance and occupation. CONCLUSIONS Surgical patients perceived a low quality of discharge teaching, which may decrease their readiness for hospital discharge. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This study provides baseline information reflecting the patient learning needs in discharge preparation to guide surgical nurses for improving the discharge teaching quality and enhancing the patients' readiness for hospital discharge.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Adult and Elderly Nursing Department, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Faculty of Nursing, Adult and Elderly Nursing Department, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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Pedersen MK, Mark E, Uhrenfeldt L. Hospital readmission: Older married male patients' experiences of life conditions and critical incidents affecting the course of care, a qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci 2018; 32:1379-1389. [PMID: 29920715 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the frequency of hospital readmissions, there is still a relatively incomplete understanding of the broader array of factors pertaining to readmission in older persons. Few studies have explored how older persons experience readmission and their perceptions of circumstances affecting the course of care. Research indicates that males experience poorer health outcomes and are at higher risk of readmission compared to women. AIM To explore life conditions and critical incidents pertained to hospital readmission from the perspective of older males. METHODS The study used a qualitative explorative design using the Critical Incident Technique. A purposive sample of four males aged 65-75 were recruited from two internal medical wards. Data were collected through narrative double interviews. The study was registered by the North Denmark Region's joint notification of health research (ID 2008-58-0028). FINDINGS The analysis revealed four themes of life conditions: 'Ambiguity of ageing', 'Living with the burden of illness', 'Realisation of dependency' and 'Growing sense of vulnerability and mortality'. Critical incidents comprised four areas: 'Balancing demands and resources in everyday life', 'Back home again - a period of recovery', 'Care interaction' and 'Navigating within and between healthcare system(s)'. CONCLUSION This study illustrated the interconnectedness, dynamics and complexity of life conditions and critical incidents that over time and across diverse healthcare sectors affected the course of care in older persons. Hospital readmissions seem related to a complex web of interacting life conditions and critical incidents rather than growing age or specific illnesses.
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- Mona Kyndi Pedersen
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Clinical Nursing Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Clinical Nursing Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.,Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
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Høy B, Ludvigsen MS. Older adults' experiences of patient involvement in transitional care: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS 2018; 16:860-866. [PMID: 29634511 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2017-003440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The objective of this review is to identify and synthesize older adult's experiences of patient involvement in transitional care between hospital and home. The purpose is to build theory to inform future research and clinical practice.The review will specifically address the following research questions.
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- Bente Høy
- Independent Senior Researcher
- Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Danish Centre of Systematic Reviews: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence
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Galvin EC, Wills T, Coffey A. Readiness for hospital discharge: A concept analysis. J Adv Nurs 2017; 73:2547-2557. [PMID: 28440958 DOI: 10.1111/jan.13324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To report on an analysis on the concept of 'readiness for hospital discharge'. BACKGROUND No uniform operational definition of 'readiness for hospital discharge' exists in the literature; therefore, a concept analysis is required to clarify the concept and identify an up-to-date understanding of readiness for hospital discharge. Clarity of the concept will identify all uses of the concept; provide conceptual clarity, an operational definition and direction for further research. DESIGN Literature review and concept analysis. METHOD A review of literature was conducted in 2016. Databases searched were: Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) and SocINDEX with Full Text. No date limits were applied. RESULTS Identification of the attributes, antecedents and consequences of readiness for hospital discharge led to an operational definition of the concept. The following attributes belonging to 'readiness for hospital discharge' were extracted from the literature: physical stability, adequate support, psychological ability, and adequate information and knowledge. CONCLUSION This analysis contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the area of hospital discharge, by proposing an operational definition of readiness for hospital discharge, derived from the literature. A better understanding of the phenomenon will assist healthcare professionals to recognize, measure and implement interventions where necessary, to ensure patients are ready for hospital discharge and assist in the advancement of knowledge for all professionals involved in patient discharge from hospital.
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Keller G, Merchant A, Common C, Laizner AM. Patient experiences of in-hospital preparations for follow-up care at home. J Clin Nurs 2017; 26:1485-1494. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Gretchen Keller
- Ingram School of Nursing; McGill University; Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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- Ingram School of Nursing; McGill University; Montreal QC Canada
- MUHC Research Institute; Montreal QC Canada
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Allen J, Hutchinson AM, Brown R, Livingston PM. User Experience and Care Integration in Transitional Care for Older People From Hospital to Home: A Meta-Synthesis. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2017; 27:24-36. [PMID: 27469975 DOI: 10.1177/1049732316658267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This meta-synthesis aimed to improve understanding of user experience of older people, carers, and health providers; and care integration in the care of older people transitioning from hospital to home. Following our systematic search, we identified and synthesized 20 studies, and constructed a comprehensive framework. We derived four themes: (1) 'Who is taking care of what? Trying to work together"; (2) 'Falling short of the mark'; (3) 'A proper discharge'; and (4) 'You adjust somehow.' The themes that emerged from the studies reflected users' experience of discharge and transitional care as a social process of 'negotiation and navigation of independence (older people/carers), or dependence (health providers).' Users engaged in negotiation and navigation through the interrogative strategies of questioning, discussion, information provision, information seeking, assessment, and translation. The derived themes reflected care integration that facilitated, or a lack of care integration that constrained, users' experiences of negotiation and navigation of independence/dependence.
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- Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Jönsson M, Appelros P, Fredriksson C. Older people readmitted to hospital for acute medical care – Implications for occupational therapy. Scand J Occup Ther 2016; 24:143-150. [DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2016.1227367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This article reports results from a systematic review used to inform the development of a best practice guideline to assist nurses in understanding their roles and responsibilities in promoting safe and effective client care transitions. A care transition is a set of actions designed to ensure safe and effective coordination and continuity of care as clients experience a change in health status, care needs, health care providers, or location.
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Gabrielsson-Järhult F, Nilsen P. On the threshold: older people's concerns about needs after discharge from hospital. Scand J Caring Sci 2015; 30:135-44. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Division of Community Medicine; Department of Medical and Health Sciences; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
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Walker R, Johns J, Halliday D. How older people cope with frailty within the context of transition care in Australia: implications for improving service delivery. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2015; 23:216-224. [PMID: 25427647 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Transition care is increasingly common for older people, yet little is known about the subjective experience of the transition care 'journey' from the perspective of clients themselves. This study examines how older people cope with frailty within the context of a dedicated transition care programme and discusses implications for improving service delivery. Qualitative in-depth interviews were carried out during 2011 in the homes of 20 older people who had recently been discharged from a transition care programme operating in Adelaide, South Australia (average age 80 years, 65% female). Thematic analysis identified three key themes: 'a new definition of recovery', 'complexities of control' and 'the disempowering system'. Despite describing many positive aspects of the programme, including meeting personal milestones and a renewed sense of independence, participants recognised that they were unlikely to regain their previous level of functioning. For some, this was exacerbated by lacking control over the transition care process while adapting to their new level of frailty. Overall, this research highlighted that benefits associated with transition care can be undermined by fragmentation in service delivery, loss of control and uncertainties around future support.
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- Ruth Walker
- Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Hvalvik S, Dale B. The Transition from Hospital to Home: Older People’s Experiences. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2015.57066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Allen J, Hutchinson AM, Brown R, Livingston PM. Quality care outcomes following transitional care interventions for older people from hospital to home: a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14:346. [PMID: 25128468 PMCID: PMC4147161 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Provision of high quality transitional care is a challenge for health care providers in many western countries. This systematic review was conducted to (1) identify and synthesise research, using randomised control trial designs, on the quality of transitional care interventions compared with standard hospital discharge for older people with chronic illnesses, and (2) make recommendations for research and practice. METHODS Eight databases were searched; CINAHL, Psychinfo, Medline, Proquest, Academic Search Complete, Masterfile Premier, SocIndex, Humanities and Social Sciences Collection, in addition to the Cochrane Collaboration, Joanna Briggs Institute and Google Scholar. Results were screened to identify peer reviewed journal articles reporting analysis of quality indicator outcomes in relation to a transitional care intervention involving discharge care in hospital and follow-up support in the home. Studies were limited to those published between January 1990 and May 2013. Study participants included people 60 years of age or older living in their own homes who were undergoing care transitions from hospital to home. Data relating to study characteristics and research findings were extracted from the included articles. Two reviewers independently assessed studies for risk of bias. RESULTS Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria. Transitional care interventions reported in most studies reduced re-hospitalizations, with the exception of general practitioner and primary care nurse models. All 12 studies included outcome measures of re-hospitalization and length of stay indicating a quality focus on effectiveness, efficiency, and safety/risk. Patient satisfaction was assessed in six of the 12 studies and was mostly found to be high. Other outcomes reflecting person and family centred care were limited including those pertaining to the patient and carer experience, carer burden and support, and emotional support for older people and their carers. Limited outcome measures were reported reflecting timeliness, equity, efficiencies for community providers, and symptom management. CONCLUSIONS Gaps in the evidence base were apparent in the quality domains of timeliness, equity, efficiencies for community providers, effectiveness/symptom management, and domains of person and family centred care. Further research that involves the person and their family/caregiver in transitional care interventions is needed.
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- Jacqueline Allen
- />Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, 3125 Vic Australia
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- />Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery; Centre for Nursing Research – Deakin University and Monash Health Partnership, Monash Health, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, 3125 Vic Australia
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- />Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, 3125 Vic Australia
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- />Faculty of Health & School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, 3125 Vic Australia
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Rydeman I, Törnkvist L, Agreus L, Dahlberg K. Being in-between and lost in the discharge process--an excursus of two empirical studies of older persons', their relatives', and care professionals' experience. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2012; 7:1-9. [PMID: 23151391 PMCID: PMC3492806 DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.19678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The discharge process (DP) is full of well-known risks, and a comprehensive and well-executed DP is especially important for older people with multiple health problems and continuing care needs, as well as for their relatives. Few studies focus on the experiences with the DP by older people in need of home care nursing and their relatives. Therefore, the aim was to deepen the understanding of the DP as a phenomenon described by older people, their relatives, and care professionals. The method is an excursus of the findings of two previously published research studies. By using the Reflective Lifeworld Research approach, the empirical findings were further interpreted with lifeworld theory. The results describe the essential meaning of the phenomenon of DP in relation to healthcare needs. The illness and the DP can be viewed as a course of action where the familiar becomes unfamiliar for older people and their relatives, entailing an insecure future existence characterized by the experience of being in-between. The DP is marked by bodily and existential needs. The older persons and their relatives are lost in the hospital context and trying to influence life and adapt to life circumstances, while being relentlessly dependent on care professionals. Care professionals work from both an organizational and a medical approach. Disharmony and disagreement seem to arise easily among the professionals regarding the planning negatively affecting the patients and their relatives. More efforts are needed in the DP to empower older people and their relatives to go on with their life at home. The caring practice needs to more clearly meet and address the individual needs of older people and their relatives and their understanding of their illness. It needs to give them lifeworld and life goals to alleviate their suffering and to help them adjust to their new situation.
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- Ingbritt Rydeman
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Centre for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Factors predicting a successful post-discharge outcome for individuals aged 80 years and over. Int J Integr Care 2012; 12:e4. [PMID: 22371693 PMCID: PMC3287325 DOI: 10.5334/ijic.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction and background The early post-discharge period is a vulnerable time for older patients with complex care requirements. This paper identifies factors predicting a self-reported successful post-discharge outcome for patients aged 80 years and over by exploring factors related to the discharge process, the provision of formal home-care services, informal care and characteristics of the patients. Methods The study reports results from survey interviews with patients admitted from home to 14 hospitals in Norway and later discharged home. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the impact of a number of factors on the likelihood that the patients would report that they managed well after discharge. Results The odds of managing well after discharge were more than four times higher (OR=4.75, p=0.022) for patients reporting that someone was present at homecoming than for those who came home to an empty house. Patients who reported receiving adequate help from the municipality had an odds four times (OR=4.18, p=0.006) higher of reporting that everything went well after discharge than those who stated the help was inadequate. Conclusions Having someone at home upon return from hospital and having adequate formal home-care services are significantly associated with patient-reported success in managing well.
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Coffey A, McCarthy GM. Older people’s perception of their readiness for discharge and postdischarge use of community support and services. Int J Older People Nurs 2012; 8:104-15. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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