A myriad of factors influencing the implementation of transitional care innovations: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care transitions of older persons between multiple care settings are frequently hampered by various issues such as discontinuous care delivery or poor information transfer among healthcare providers. Therefore, several innovations have been developed to optimize transitional care (TC). This review aims to identify which factors influence the implementation of TC innovations.

Methods

As part of TRANS-SENIOR, an international innovative training and research network focusing on enhancing or avoiding care transitions, a scoping review was conducted. The five stages of the Arksey and O'Malley framework were followed. PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL were searched, and eligible studies published between years 2000 and 2020 were retrieved. Data were extracted from the

SUBMITTER: Fakha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7912549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature