Authors (year), Type of Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions country Sonneveld et al. Cross-sectional 127 adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Public teaching hospitals (2013)56 survey study neuromuscular disorder with chronic ventilation, or Rehabilitation hospitals Netherlands diabetes Type I 166 parents and 19 care providers Soong et al. Development of an Expert panel from multiple disciplines, including Diverse hospitals and healthcare settings (2013)57 Canada evidence-based primary care practitioners, hospital clinicians, checklist of safe rehabilitation clinicians, nurses, researchers, discharge practices pharmacists, academics, and hospital administrators for hospitalised (n=not mentioned) patients Focus on patients discharged home Stoneley et al. Retrospective Hospitalised patients with dementia and frailty Public teaching hospital (2012)25 United clinical audit syndromes of limited prognosis (n=82) Kingdom Sujan et al. Qualitative study 270 hours of handover between ambulance officers, Two ambulance services (2014)58 with interviews and emergency department staff and acute medical staff Three National Health Service hospitals observations United Kingdom Emergency departments Acute medical wards Terrell et al. (2009)1 Development of 23 members of a task force, 30 members of a geriatric Geriatricians, emergency physicians, quality indicators special interest group, and 110 participants at two nurses, social workers, and non-medical USA with a consensual conferences. gerontologists employed in diverse approach settings Older patients needing emergency care Terrell and Miller Qualitative focus 18 participants comprising nursing home Public teaching hospital (2011)59 USA group study administrators, nursing home and emergency Emergency department department nurses, physicians, emergency medical Nursing home services directors, paramedic staff, emergency medicine technicians, and policy makers from Department of Health
Authors (year), country Type of Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions Sonneveld et al. (2013)56 Netherlands Cross-sectional survey study 127 adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, neuromuscular disorder with chronic ventilation, or diabetes Type I 166 parents and 19 care providers Public teaching hospitals Rehabilitation hospitals Soong et al. (2013)57 Canada Development of an evidence-based checklist of safe discharge practices for hospitalised patients Expert panel from multiple disciplines, including primary care practitioners, hospital clinicians, rehabilitation clinicians, nurses, researchers, pharmacists, academics, and hospital administrators (n=not mentioned) Focus on patients discharged home Diverse hospitals and healthcare settings Stoneley et al. (2012)25 United Kingdom Retrospective clinical audit Hospitalised patients with dementia and frailty syndromes of limited prognosis (n=82) Public teaching hospital Sujan et al. (2014)58 United Kingdom Qualitative study with interviews and observations 270 hours of handover between ambulance officers, emergency department staff and acute medical staff Two ambulance services Three National Health Service hospitals Emergency departments Acute medical wards Terrell et al. (2009)1 USA Development of quality indicators with a consensual approach 23 members of a task force, 30 members of a geriatric special interest group, and 110 participants at two conferences. Older patients needing emergency care Geriatricians, emergency physicians, nurses, social workers, and non-medical gerontologists employed in diverse settings Terrell and Miller (2011)59 USA Qualitative focus group study 18 participants comprising nursing home administrators, nursing home and emergency department nurses, physicians, emergency medical services directors, paramedic staff, emergency medicine technicians, and policy makers from Department of Health Public teaching hospital Emergency department Nursing home
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