Caregiver Engagement Enhances Outcomes Among Randomized Control Trials of Transitional Care Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fluctuations in health among chronically ill adults result in frequent health care transitions. Some interventions to improve patient outcomes after hospitalization include caregiver engagement as a core component, yet there is unclear evidence of the effects of this component on outcomes.

Objective

The objective of this study was to synthesize evidence regarding the attention given to caregiver engagement in randomized control trials of transitional care interventions (TCIs), estimate the overall intervention effects, and assess caregiver engagement as a moderator of intervention effects.

Methods

Three databases were systematically searched for randomized control trials of TCIs targeting adults living with physical or emotional chronic diseases. For the me

SUBMITTER: Levoy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202479 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature