Contextual factors influencing medicines-related interventions to support safe transitions for care home residents post hospital discharge: a systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residents of care or nursing homes are at a higher risk of medication-related harm, especially during care transitions. No medicines-related intervention has been identified that supports the safe transition for these residents moving into their residence following hospital discharge. A model of care integrating a number of intervention components is suggested to be most effective AIM: To investigate, via a systematic review and meta-ethnography, the factors which influence the impact of medicines related interventions.

Method

In December 2020, Pubmed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL Complete were systematically searched. All studies reporting on medicines-related interventions for residents following hospital discharge were included. Quality assessment was

SUBMITTER: Kandiah J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9938806 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature