The effectiveness of intermediate care including transitional care interventions on function, healthcare utilisation and costs: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Intermediate care describes services, including transitional care, that support the needs of middle-aged and older adults during care transitions and between different settings. This scoping review aimed to examine the effectiveness of intermediate care including transitional care interventions for middle-aged and older adults on function, healthcare utilisation, and costs.

Design

A scoping review of the literature was conducted including studies published between 2002 and 2019 with a transitional care and/or intermediate care intervention for adults aged ≥ 50. Searches were performed in CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Open Grey and PubMed databases. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed for data synthesis.

Results

In all, 133 stud

SUBMITTER: Sezgin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7402396 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature