Hospital Discharge Planning-An Investigation of Outcomes and Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a comprehensive overview of the different types of hospital discharge planning (DP) interventions and outcomes examined in systematic reviews, and to assess the strength of evidence (SoE) for the associations between DP and these outcomes.

Study setting and design

Umbrella review ("review of systematic reviews").

Data sources

We searched five databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Business Source Complete) from inception through February 2024 for systematic reviews examining associations between hospital DP and various outcomes. We conducted backward and forward citation searches to identify additional systematic reviews. Altogether, these searches yielded 1817 records, of which 34 met the inclusion criteria. We assessed the meth

SUBMITTER: Imhof L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857470 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature