Paramedic supportive discharge programmes to improve health system efficiency and patient outcomes: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Discharging older adults with frailty home from the emergency department (ED) poses unique challenges due to multiple interacting physical and social problems. Paramedic supportive discharge services help overcome these challenges by adding in-home assessment and/or interventions. Our objective is to describe existing paramedic programmes designed to support discharge from the ED or hospital to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. A comprehensive description of paramedic supportive discharge services will be conducted by mapping the literature to describe: (1) why such programmes are needed; (2) who is being targeted, making referrals and delivering the services and (3) what assessments and interventions are offered.

Methods and analysis

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SUBMITTER: Goldstein J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature