Discharge planning from hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Discharge planning is a routine feature of health systems in many countries that aims to reduce delayed discharge from hospital, and improve the co-ordination of services following discharge from hospital and reduce the risk of hospital readmission. This is the fifth update of the original review.

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of planning the discharge of individual patients moving from hospital.

Search methods

We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase and two trials registers on 20 April 2021. We searched two other databases up to 31 March 2020. We also conducted reference checking, citation searching and contact with study authors to identify additional studies.

Selection criteria

Randomised trials that compared an individualised discharge plan

SUBMITTER: Goncalves-Bradley DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature