Optimizing hospital-to-home transitions for older persons in rural communities: a participatory, multimethod study protocol.
Mary T FoxSouraya SidaniJeffrey I ButlerMark W SkinnerMarilyn MacdonaldEvelyne DurocherKathleen F HunterAdrian S WaggLori E WeeksAnn MacLeodSherry Ann DahlkePublished in: Implementation science communications (2021)
Findings will (1) include a set of acceptable interventions for rural transitional care that promote older patients' functioning and family-caregivers' ability to support patients' functioning, (2) identify resources needed to incorporate the interventions into rural transitional care, and (3) provide high-quality evidence to inform new transitional care practices and policies and guide future research.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- south africa
- quality improvement
- study protocol
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- pain management
- newly diagnosed
- clinical trial
- affordable care act
- emergency department
- current status
- peritoneal dialysis
- open label
- health insurance
- patient reported