Development and validation of the Care Transitions Scale for Patients with Heart Failure: A tool for nurses to assess patients' readiness for hospital discharge.

Mai Yoshimura Masumi Kawamura Satoko Hasegawa Yuichiro Abe Keita Takahashi Naomi Sumi

Published in: Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS (2023)

The CTS-HF showed sufficient reliability and validity for use in evaluating discharge care. Further studies are needed regarding the usefulness of this scale in nursing practice.

Keyphrases

healthcare
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