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The Experience of Transitional Care for Non-Medically Complex Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers

open access: yesGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research, 2017
Transitional care research has mainly focused on the experiences of older adults with complex medical conditions. To date, few publications examine the experience of transitional care for non-medically complex older adults.
Alexandros Georgiadis, Oonagh Corrigan
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Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Instrument Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - Adult Form [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objective: to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - (RHDS) Adult Form for use in Brazil. Method: a methodological study was conducted in 2015, in Brazil’s federal capital, following the eight stages ...
Carvalho Vila, Vanessa da Silva   +2 more
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Reducing bottlenecks: Professionals' and adolescents' experiences with transitional care delivery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the interventions implemented in a quality improvement programme to improve transitional care and ...
Cramm, J.M. (Jane)   +5 more
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Care transitions for older patients with musculoskeletal disorders: continuity from the providers’ perspective

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2011
Introduction: Care transitions are a common and frequently adverse aspect of health care, resulting in a high-risk period for both care quality and patient safety. Patients who have complex care needs and undergo treatment in multiple care settings, such
Jordache McLeod   +4 more
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Perceptions of transitional care services among patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and multicentre health professionals: A qualitative study

open access: yesHealth Expectations
Background Patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) need regular drainage tube care after discharge, and transitional care can help solve this problem.
Huan Yu   +4 more
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Perceptions and anticipated factors influencing the adoption of early supported discharge through hospital-at-home

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine
Background Hospital-at-home (HaH) is an alternative care model that allows patients to receive quality, individualized care from their homes. This can reduce hospital bed utilization through early supported discharge (ESD) or admission avoidance (AA ...
Chong Yau Ong   +2 more
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Optimizing Transitional Care Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Since the institution of the Transitional Care Management billing codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2013, primary care practices nationwide have worked to meet expectations and provide high-quality care to patients upon discharge
LoPiccolo, Mary Katherine
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Facilitators and barriers of adaptation to diabetes: experiences of Iranian patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging and burdensome chronic diseases of the 21st century and More than 1% of the Iranian urban population older than 20 years develops Type 2 diabetes each year.
Arshadi Bostanabad, M.   +4 more
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The Effects of Patient Education and Knowledge of CHF Patients As Evaluated by the PakSAC Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
After diagnosis, management of congestive heart failure (CHF) can pose quite a struggle to many patients, since it requires that lifestyle changes be implemented into their daily life.
Tovar, Nabil
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