A qualitative study of hospital and community providers' experiences with digitalization to facilitate hospital-to-home transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered substantial changes to the healthcare context, including the rapid adoption of digital health to facilitate hospital-to-home transitions. This study aimed to: i) explore the experiences of hospital and community providers with delivering transitional care during the COVID-19 pandemic; ii) understand how rapid digitalization in healthcare has helped or hindered hospital-to-home transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, iii) explore expectations of which elements of technology use may be sustained post-pandemic.

Methods

Using a pragmatic qualitative descriptive approach, remote interviews with healthcare providers involved in hospital-to-home transitions in Ontario, Canada, were conducted. Interviews were analyzed using a tea

SUBMITTER: Singh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387844 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature