'Weighing up risks': a model of care home staff decision-making about potential resident hospital transfers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

care home staff play a crucial role in managing residents' health and responding to deteriorations. When deciding whether to transfer a resident to hospital, a careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks is required. Previous studies have identified factors that influence staff decision-making, yet few have moved beyond description to produce a conceptual model of the decision-making process.

Objectives

to develop a conceptual model to describe care home staff's decision-making when faced with a resident who potentially requires a transfer to the hospital.

Methods

data collection occurred in England between May 2018 and November 2019, consisting of 28 semi-structured interviews with 30 members of care home staff across six care home sites and

SUBMITTER: Harrad-Hyde F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308989 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature