Development of a tool for assessing the performance of long-term care systems in relation to care transition: Transitional Care Assessment Tool in Long-Term Care (TCAT-LTC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality and safety of care transitions is a priority in many countries. Carrying out performance measurements play a significant role in improving quality of decisions undertaken by different actors involved in reforms. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to present the development of an evaluation tool for assessing the performance of long-term care systems in relation to care transition, namely the Transitional Care Assessment Tool in Long-Term Care (TCAT-LTC). This study is performed as part of a larger European TRANS-SENIOR project.

Methods

The development of the TCAT-LTC involved three steps. First, we developed a conceptual model based on Donabedian's quality framework and literature review. Second, we carried out a thorough process

SUBMITTER: Wieczorek E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature