Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Improving care transitions for older adults can reduce emergency department (ED) revisits, and the strain placed upon caregivers. We analyzed whether caregivers felt a change in burden following a care transition, and what may be improved to reduce it.

Methods

This mixed-methods observational study nested within LEARNING WISDOM included caregivers of older patients who experienced an ED care transition. Burden was collected with the brief Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12), and caregivers also commented on the care transition. A qualitative coding scheme of patient care transitions was created to reflect themes important to caregivers. Comments were randomly analyzed until saturation and themes were extracted from the data. We followed both the SRQR and STROBE checkli

SUBMITTER: Germain N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438161 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature