Impact and experiences of delayed discharge: A mixed-studies systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of delayed discharge on patients, health-care staff and hospital costs has been incompletely characterized.

Aim

To systematically review experiences of delay from the perspectives of patients, health professionals and hospitals, and its impact on patients' outcomes and costs.

Methods

Four of the main biomedical databases were searched for the period 2000-2016 (February). Quantitative, qualitative and health economic studies conducted in OECD countries were included.

Results

Thirty-seven papers reporting data on 35 studies were identified: 10 quantitative, 8 qualitative and 19 exploring costs. Seven of ten quantitative studies were at moderate/low methodological quality; 6 qualitative studies were deemed reliable; and the 19 studies on cost

SUBMITTER: Rojas-Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5750749 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature