Elucidating the information exchange during interfacility care transitions: Insights from a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the perceptions of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals associated with the exchange of information during transitioning from two acute care hospitals to one rehabilitation hospital.

Design

An exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and observation.

Participants and setting

Patients over the age of 65 years admitted to an orthopaedic unit for a non-elective admission, their caregivers and healthcare professionals involved in their care. Participating sites included orthopaedic inpatient units from two acute care teaching hospitals and one orthopaedic unit at a rehabilitation hospital in an urban setting.

Findings

Three distinct themes emerged from participants' narrative of their transitional care e

SUBMITTER: Jeffs L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734419 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature