Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints: a protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early supported discharge (ESD) aims to link acute and community care, allowing hospital inpatients to return home and continue to receive the necessary input from healthcare professionals that they would otherwise receive in hospital. The concept has been researched extensively in the stroke population, showing reduced length of stay for patients and improved functional outcomes. This systematic review aims to explore the totality of evidence for the use of ESD in an older adult population who have been hospitalised with medical complaints.

Methods

A systematic review of randomised controlled trials and quasi randomised controlled trials will be carried out in line with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies will

SUBMITTER: Williams S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8557271 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature