Development of Items for Transitional Care Service and Outcome Indicators of Discharged Patients for Improvement in Quality of Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, with the aim of improving the quality of transitional care service for discharged patients, the Health Care Quality and Outcomes Indicators of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and National Health Service Outcomes Framework of the UK were applied to derive service items for provision and develop evaluation indicators under categories of effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness.

Method

A scoping review was conducted to derive core concepts and evidence materials/data for transitional care service. For the derived items of transitional care service and evaluation indicators, a three-round Delphi study was conducted with experts in the fields of healthcare/medicine/nursing/social welfare.

Results

First, as a resul

SUBMITTER: Kim SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature