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Interprofessional Teams Supporting Care Transitions from Hospital to Community: A Scoping Review.
- Source :
- International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC); Apr-Jun2024, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p1-12, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Poor outcomes following the transition from hospital back to community living are common, especially for older adults with complex health and social care needs. Some health care systems now have multiple interprofessional teams (in hospital and community) to support care transitions. These teams will need to be well coordinated to improve care transition outcomes. Methods: We conducted a scoping review to identify and map peer-reviewed literature on how interprofessional teams are working together to support older adults transitioning from hospital back to the community. We used the six-stage framework developed by Levac and colleagues (2010). Procedures were guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review guidelines. Results: Our structured search and screening process resulted in 70 articles, published between 2000 and 2022, from 14 counties. Within these articles, 26 programs were described that used interprofessional teams in both the hospital and community. Discussion: The qualitative articles suggested that effective teamwork is very important for promoting care transition quality, but the quantitative research did not report on team-related outcomes. Quantitative research has described, but not evaluated, strategies for promoting interprofessional collaboration. Conclusion: Future research should focus on evaluating processes used to promote effective interprofessional teamwork in care transition interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
INDEPENDENT living
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
RESEARCH funding
CINAHL database
CONTINUUM of care
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DISCHARGE planning
TRANSITIONAL care
SYSTEMATIC reviews
MEDLINE
LITERATURE reviews
MEDICAL databases
COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL support
HEALTH care teams
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15684156
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177907068
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7623