Lost in Transition: a Qualitative Study of Patients Discharged from Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This research aimed to understand the experiences of patients transitioning from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) by eliciting views from patients and hospital and skilled nursing facility staff.

Design

We conducted semi-structured interviews with hospital and skilled nursing facility staff and skilled nursing facility patients and their family members in an attempt to understand transitions between hospital and SNF. These interviews focused on all aspects of the discharge planning and nursing facility placement processes including who is involved, how decisions are made, patients' experiences, hospital-SNF communication, and the presence of programs to improve the transition process.

Participants

Participants were 138 staff in 16 hospitals and

SUBMITTER: Gadbois EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318170 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature