Towards the development of a national patient transfer document between residential and acute care-A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A lack of standardisation of documentation accompanying older people when transferring from residential to acute care is common and this may result in gaps in information and in care for older people. In Ireland, this lack of standardisation prompted the development of an evidence based national transfer document.

Objectives

To pilot a new national transfer document for use when transferring older people from residential to acute care and obtain the perceptions of its use from staff in residential and acute care settings.

Methods

This was a pre- and post-study design using purposive sampling following the STROBE guidelines. The pilot was conducted in 26 sites providing residential care and three university hospitals providing acute care. Pre-pilot questionn

SUBMITTER: Tuohy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature