Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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 shown reduced length of stay and improved functional outcomes in stroke patients. This systematic review aims to explore the totality of evidence for the use of early supported discharge in older adults hospitalised with medical complaints.

Methods

A literature search of CINAHL in EBSCO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in the Cochrane Library (CENTRAL), EMBASE and MEDLINE in EBSCO was carried out. Randomised controlled trials or quasi-randomised controlled trials were included. The Cochrane Risk of B

SUBMITTER: Williams S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8990486 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature