Authors (year), Type of Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions country Chemali et al. Retrospective 200 sequential electronic discharge letters Public teaching hospital (2015)39 Australia clinical audit and 240 general practitioners managing patients with survey diverse acute and chronic conditions Choromanski et al. Descriptive survey 216 anaesthesia providers Anaesthesia providers employed in (2014)11 USA study diverse healthcare institutions Patients moving from peri-operative to post-surgical environments Operating rooms and post-anaesthetic care units Coleman et al. Randomised 750 community-dwelling adults, aged 65 years or One hospital (2006)28 USA controlled older admitted to hospital with one of 11 selected Eight skilled nursing facilities conditions One home healthcare agency Conditions were selected as patients had high likelihood of transferring to a skilled nursing facility or home healthcare services, or requiring anticoagulant treatment Cornu et al. Retrospective, 189 patients aged 65 years or older Metropolitan teaching hospital (2012)36 Belgium single-centre, 76% residing at home, and 24% residing in nursing Acute geriatric unit cohort home before hospitalisation Inpatient medical and surgical units Dedhia et al. Pre- and 237 patients at pre-intervention Academic medical centre (2009)32 USA intervention study 185 patients at post-intervention Community teaching hospital Patients aged 65 years or older Community non-teaching hospital Many comorbidities General medicine wards Dressler and Shutt Feasibility study for 264 paediatric critical care transports to hospital Critical Care Transport (2013)14 USA tool Metropolitan teaching hospital
Authors (year), country Type of Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions Chemali et al. (2015)39 Australia Retrospective clinical audit and survey 200 sequential electronic discharge letters 240 general practitioners managing patients with diverse acute and chronic conditions Public teaching hospital Choromanski et al. (2014)11 USA Descriptive survey study 216 anaesthesia providers Patients moving from peri-operative to post-surgical environments Anaesthesia providers employed in diverse healthcare institutions Operating rooms and post-anaesthetic care units Coleman et al. (2006)28 USA Randomised controlled 750 community-dwelling adults, aged 65 years or older admitted to hospital with one of 11 selected conditions Conditions were selected as patients had high likelihood of transferring to a skilled nursing facility or home healthcare services, or requiring anticoagulant treatment One hospital Eight skilled nursing facilities One home healthcare agency Cornu et al. (2012)36 Belgium Retrospective, single-centre, cohort 189 patients aged 65 years or older 76% residing at home, and 24% residing in nursing home before hospitalisation Metropolitan teaching hospital Acute geriatric unit Inpatient medical and surgical units Dedhia et al. (2009)32 USA Pre- and study 237 patients at pre-intervention 185 patients at post-intervention Patients aged 65 years or older Many comorbidities Academic medical centre Community teaching hospital Community non-teaching hospital General medicine wards Dressler and Shutt (2013)14 USA Feasibility study for tool 264 paediatric critical care transports to hospital Critical Care Transport Metropolitan teaching hospital intervention
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