Transitions of Care


Transitions of Care

Selected articles and automatically-renewing searches on the topic of transistions of care

 

Core Concepts
Key Review Articles
Assessment and Management
Health Services and Models of Care
Practice Guidelines
Social Issues
PubMed Alerts
Interdisciplinary Issues


Core Concepts

Wenger NS, Young RT. Quality indicators for continuity and coordination of care in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S285-92. 

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Key Review Articles   


Coleman EA.Falling through the cracks: Challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons with continuous complex careneeds. J AmGeriatr Soc. 2003;51( 4):549-555

Coleman EA, Boult C, American Geriatrics SocietyHealth Care Systems Committee. Improving the quality of transitional care for persons with complex care needs. JAm Geriatr Soc. 2003;51( 4):556-557.

Hughes RG, Clancy CM. Improving the complex nature of care transitions. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22( 4):289-292.

Flacker J, Park W, Sims A. Hospital discharge information and older patients: do they get what they need? J Hosp Med. 2007;2(5):291-6. PubMed PMID: 17935256.

Kripalani S, Jackson AT, Schnipper JL, Coleman EA. Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2007;2( 5):314-323.

Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, Williams MV, Basaviah P, Baker DW. Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: Implications for patient safety and continuity of care. JAMA. 2007;297( 8):831-841.

Oakes SL, Gillespie SM, Ye Y, Finley M, Russell M, Patel NK, Espino D. Transitional care of the long-term care patient. Clin Geriatr Med. 2011 May;27(2):259-71. PubMed PMID: 21641510.

Shepperd S, McClaran J, Phillips CO, Lannin NA, Clemson LM, McCluskey A,Cameron ID, Barras SL. Discharge planning from hospital to home. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD000313.

Worrall G, Knight J. Continuity of care for older patients in family practice: How important is it? Can Fam Physician. 2006;52:754-755.

Assessment and Mangement

Golden AG, Martin S, da Silva M, Roos BA. Care management and the transition of older adults from a skilled nursing facility back into the community. Care Manag J. 2011;12(2):54-9. PubMed PMID: 21717847

Walker C, Hogstel MO, Curry LC. Hospital discharge of older adults. how nurses can ease the transition. Am J Nurs. 2007;107( 6):60-70; quiz 71.

 


Practice Guidelines

American Medical Directors Association. Transitions of Care in the Long-Term Care Continuum Practice Guideline. Columbia, MD: AMDA 2010

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC).Guideline summary: Discharge planning for the older adult. In: National Guideline Clearinghouse(NGC)[website]. Rockville(MD): [cited 2008 Jan08]. Available:http://www.guideline.gov

Hickman L, Newton P, Halcomb EJ, Chang E, Davidson P. Best practice interventions to improve the management of older people in acute care settings: A literature review. J Adv Nurs. 2007;60( 2):113-126.top


Health Services and Models of Care

Boyd CM, Boult C, Shadmi E, et al. Guided care for multimorbid older adults. Gerontologist. 2007;47( 5):697-704.

Buurman BM, Parlevliet JL, van Deelen BA, de Haan RJ, de Rooij SE. A randomised clinical trial on a comprehensive geriatric assessment and intensive home follow-up after hospital discharge: the Transitional Care Bridge. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Oct 29;10:296. PubMed PMID: 21034479.
 
Clarfield AM, Bergman H, Kane R. Fragmentation of care for frail older people--an international problem. experience from three countries: Israel, Canada, and the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc.2001;49( 12):1714-1721.

Halasyamani L, Kripalani S, Coleman E, et al. Transition of care for hospitalized elderly patients--development of a discharge checklist for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2006;1( 6):354-360.

Hickman L, Newton P, Halcomb EJ, Chang E, Davidson P. Best practice interventions to improve the management of older people in acute care settings: A literature review. J Adv Nurs. 2007;60( 2):113-126.  

Merriman ML. Pre-hospital discharge planning: Empowering elderly patients through choice. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2008;31( 1):52-58. 
 
Mistiaen P, Poot E. Telephone follow-up, initiated by a hospital-based health professional, for postdischarge problems in patients discharged from hospital to home. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(4)( 4):CD004510.

Naylor MD. A decade of transitional care research with vulnerable elders. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2000;14( 3):1-14; quiz 88-9.

Ouchida K, LoFaso VM, Capello CF, Ramsaroop S, Reid MC. Fast forward rounds: an effective method for teaching medical students to transition patients safely across care settings. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 May;57(5):910-7. PubMed PMID: 19368582.
 
Smith SM, Allwright S, O'Dowd T. Effectiveness of shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in chronic disease management. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;(3)( 3):CD004910.

Walker C, Hogstel MO, Curry LC. Hospital discharge of older adults. how nurses can ease the transition. Am J Nurs. 2007;107( 6):60-70; quiz 71.

Wright K, Hazelett S, Jarjoura D, Allen K. The AD-LIFE trial: working to integrate medical and psychosocial care management models. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25(5):308-14. Review.

Social Issues

Gravolin M, Rowell K, de Groot J. Interventions to support the decision-making process for older people facing the possibility of long-term residential care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;(3)( 3):CD005213.
       
McCloskey R, van den Hoonaard D. Nursing home residents in emergency departments: A foucauldian analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2007;59( 2):186-194.

Parsons P, Boling PA. Patterns of emergency care use in residential care settings: Opportunities to improve quality of transitional care in the elderly. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2007;26( 4):79-92.

van Servellen G, Fongwa M, Mockus D'Errico E. Continuity of care and quality care outcomes for people experiencing chronic conditions: A literature review. Nurs Health Sci. 2006;8( 3):185-195.

 

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PubMed Alerts

View the most recently indexed articles in PubMed addressing:
Transitional Care in the Elderly

Interdisciplinary Issues

Carr DD. Case managers optimize patient safety by facilitating effective care transitions. Case Manag. 2007;12( 2):70-80; quiz 81-2.

Crotty M, Rowett D, Spurling L, Giles LC, Phillips PA. Does the addition of a pharmacist transition coordinator improve evidence-based medication management and health outcomes in older adults moving from the hospital to a long-term care facility? results of a randomized, controlled trial. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2004;2( 4):257-264.  

Levenson SA, Saffel DA. The consultant pharmacist and the physician in the nursing home: Roles, relationships, and a recipe for success. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8( 1):55-64.

Mion L, Odegard PS, Resnick B, Segal-Galan F, Geriatrics Interdisciplinary Advisory Group, American Geriatrics Society. Interdisciplinary care for older adults with complex needs: American Geriatrics Society position statement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54( 5):849-852

Preyde M, Macaulay C, Dingwall T. Discharge planning from hospital to home forelderly patients: a meta-analysis. J Evid Based Soc Work. 2009;6(2):198-216.

Watters CL, Moran WP. Hip fractures--a joint effort.  Orthop Nurs. 2006;25( 3):157-65; quiz 166-7.

 

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