A Multi-Method Study to Develop and Pilot Test an Interprofessional Transitional Care Model for Frail Older Adults - AdvantAGE.

ABSTRACT:

Aim(s)

To develop and pilot test the AdvantAGE transitional care model at a Swiss geriatric hospital.

Design

Multi-method design.

Methods

The study progressed in three stages from January 2021 to December 2023: (1) contextual analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, incorporating qualitative interviews, (2) development and pilot testing of transitional care interventions on three acute geriatric wards using a descriptive explorative study design and (3) development and validation of a logic model using an iterative approach involving project interest groups and researchers.

Results

We identified central challenges and needs related to transitions from hospital to home, including insufficient information flow, patient and caregiver

SUBMITTER: Pfundstein I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535312 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature