Improved Medication communication and Patient involvement At Care Transitions (IMPACT-care): study protocol for a pre-post intervention trial in older hospitalised patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Care transitions, particularly hospital discharge, present significant risks to patient safety. Deficient medication-related discharge communication is a major contributor, posing substantial risk of harm to older patients. This protocol outlines the Improved Medication communication and Patient involvement At Care Transitions (IMPACT-care) intervention study, designed to evaluate the effects of a multifaceted intervention for older hospitalised patients on medication-related discharge communication compared with usual hospital care.

Methods and analysis

A pre-post intervention study will be conducted in two surgical and one geriatric ward of a university hospital in Sweden. The study will begin with a control period delivering usual care, followed by a training

SUBMITTER: Cam H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12049937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature