Transitional Care Interventions for Older Residents of Long-term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) experience high hospitalization rates, yet little is known about the effects of transitional care interventions for these residents.

Objective

To assess the association of transitional care interventions with readmission rates and other outcomes for residents of LTCFs who are 65 years and older and LTCF staff and to explore factors that potentially mitigate the association.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched for English-language studies published until July 21, 2021. Associated qualitative studies were identified using aspects of the CLUSTER (citations, lead authors, unpublished materi

SUBMITTER: Birtwell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069255 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature