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The increasing incidence of chronic and dependence leads to the need for hospitalization and adaptation in the process of returning home, as well as transition between care levels to ensure continuity of care. The World Health Organization has been w...

(1) Background: The evidence to support transitional care in reducing acute hospital utilization is variable. Despite changes in the healthcare landscape with a rapidly aging population, there is a lack of local and regional studies to evaluate the e...

Heart failure (HF) is a life-limiting illness and presents as a gradual functional decline with intermittent episodes of acute deterioration and some recovery. In addition, HF often occurs in conjunction with other chronic diseases, resulting in comp...

Background. Caregivers play a fundamental role in the complexity of the transitional process between different healthcare settings. Current research shows that caregiver preparedness can affect the quality and efficacy of post-hospital care, therefor...

Background: Due to advances in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors (PBT), an increasing number of patients are experiencing the transition from the pediatric to the adult health care system. This requires efficient transitional models. Methods: W...

This study was conducted to identify the key elements of transitional care for families with pre-term infants in South Korea. We used an integrative review methodology proposed by Whittemore and Knafle. During the problem identification step, the rev...

Heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are prevalent conditions in older adults, often coexisting and significantly increasing the risk of hospitalization, cardiovascular events, and mortality. Traditional hospital-based care, while esse...

In recent years, nurses have developed projects in the area of hospital to community transition. The objective of the present study was to analyze the transitional care offered to elderly people after they used emergency services and were discharged...

Background/Objectives: To examine shifts and challenges in transitional care practices during COVID-19 and the adaptive strategies developed by Transitional Care Nurses (TCNs) in response. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted using...

To reduce readmission rates and avoid financial penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, hospitals are seeking to implement innovative transitions of care (TOC) programs. This retrospective study evaluated the Discharge Companio...

Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are devastating conditions which often cause multiple permanent physical impairments and psychosocial complications. Discharge from hospital is often delayed and precious health resources are consumed. In Hong K...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes and challenges to health professionals, due to a lack of knowledge when dealing with the disease, fear of contagion, and the sequelae that characterize long COVID. To deal with this situation, respiratory re...

This pilot study sought to evaluate the impact of pharmacist involvement in the preexisting telehealth transitional care management (TCM) program at Atrium Health on the quality and safety of the medication discharge process for high medication risk...

Background/Objectives: The child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) hand-over to adult mental health service (AMHS) remains an ongoing shortfall in eating disorder (ED) treatment, typically in tandem with diagnostic drift, heightened suicid...

Chronic postsurgical pain develops in 10% of patients undergoing surgery. Recently, multidisciplinary, patient-tailored interventions, such as a Transitional Pain Service (TPS) have been developed and implemented to improve perioperative pain managem...

After hospital admissions, patients may be discharged to a transitional care facility if they are considered physically or mentally unable to be at home. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of continuous wearable vital sign monitoring (CVSM) a...

Background and Objectives: The main objective of a transitional care program (TCP) is to detect patients with early deterioration following intensive care unit (ICU) discharge in order to reduce unplanned ICU readmissions. Consensus on the effectiven...

Stroke is a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide; yet; prior to this study; there had been no sufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of various transitional care interventions (TCI) on the disability and mortality of stroke sur...

Background: stroke is a major cause of disability and death, globally. Many stroke survivors live with disabilities, requiring significant caregiving support. Caregivers often feel unprepared and burdened, experiencing isolation and health declines....

SARS-CoV-2 infection and its resulting sequelae have increased the prevalence of people with respiratory symptoms, with impacts on functional capacity, quality of life, anxiety, depression, and mental health. To mitigate this problem, one challenge h...

Background: Binge eating disorder (BED) frequently arises during the transitional age (18–25 years), a critical developmental period characterized by challenges in autonomy, identity formation, and interpersonal functioning. This study investig...

Introduction: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and substantially affects the quality of life (QoL) of both survivors and their caregivers. The transition from hospital to home is a vulnerable period characterized by discontinuity of...

This study aimed to systematically review the effects of transitional care programs on healthcare use and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several databases were searched for randomized controlled trials...

Transitional care programs (TCPs), where hospital care team members repeatedly follow up with discharged patients, aim to reduce post-discharge hospital or emergency department (ED) utilization and healthcare costs. We examined the effectiveness of T...

Background/Objectives: Parents of premature infants experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and increased stress, which can negatively impact parent–infant relationships and infant development. To reduce negative consequ...

Purpose: In current fiscally constrained health care systems, the transition of cancer survivors to primary care from tertiary care settings is becoming more common and necessary. The purpose of our study was to explore the experiences of survivors w...

People in need of care also require support within the framework of structured dental care in their different life situations. Nowadays, deteriorations in oral health tend to be noticed by chance, usually when complaints or pain are present. Informat...

Persons with complex care needs that arise due to chronic health conditions, serious illness, or social vulnerability are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes during transitions in care. To inform the development of a best practice guideline,...

Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic disease affecting multiple systems, including the GI tract. Clinical manifestation in patients can start as early as infancy and vary across different age groups. With the advent of new, highly effective modulators, the l...

Transitioning survivorship care from oncologists to primary care physicians (PCPs) is a reasonable alternative to oncologist-led care. This study assessed oncologists’ attitudes and beliefs regarding sharing/transitioning survivorship care. A p...

The aim of this brief report is to present the protocol and preliminary findings of a systematic review on key aspects of care provision that affect care transition of older adults 60+ within the long-term care systems. This brief report describes an...

Transitions of care create complex management challenges for providers and leave patients vulnerable to medication errors and hospital readmissions. This article examines the evolution of an interdisciplinary team of pharmacists and nurse care manage...

(1) Background: Adverse drug events and inappropriate use of medications lead to hospitalizations, medication-related morbidity, and mortality. This study examined whether a novel medication risk prediction tool, the MedWise Risk Score™, was as...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive respiratory condition characterized by persistent inflammation in the airways, resulting in narrowing and obstruction of the air passages. The development of COPD is primarily attributed t...

The transition from pediatric to adult health care is a challenging yet important process in rheumatology as most childhood-onset rheumatic diseases persist into adulthood. Numerous reports on unmet needs as well as evidence of negative impact from p...

Healthcare systems in Canada and elsewhere have identified the need to develop methods to effectively and safely transition appropriate cancer survivors to primary care. It is generally accepted that survivors with a low risk of adverse events, inclu...

Healthcare professionals often feel challenged by complex patients and the associated care needs during care transition. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is considered an effective approach in such situations. However, a fragmented healthcare sy...

Objective: To measure the quality of the transition of care for COVID-19 patients after discharge from hospital to home. Method: A cross-sectional, prospective study carried out in a hospital in Santa Catarina, with 201 patients hospitalized for COVI...

Objective: People with variations in sex characteristics (VSCs) have been receiving inadequate care for many decades. The Chicago consensus statement in 2006 aimed to introduce improved comprehensive care, which would include the transition of care f...

Obstructive sleep apnea may occur throughout the lifespan, with peak occurrences in early childhood and during middle and older age. Onset in childhood is overwhelmingly due to adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy, while in adulthood, contributors include ris...

Hospital readmissions are common and often preventable, leading to unnecessary burden on patients, families, and the health care system. The purpose of this descriptive communication is to share the impact of an interdisciplinary, outpatient clinic-b...

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is defined as “the active care of the child’s body, quality of life, mind and spirit, also giving support to the family”. PPC should be established once a diagnosis of life-limiting or life-threatenin...

Background and Objective. Transition from long-term care to the community can have positive effects on residents’ health and quality of life and promote the feelings of happiness, safety, and independence. The aim of this study was to examine residen...

Objective: To identify facilitating and hindering factors for implementing a care transition strategy for adult patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery, within a primary health care (PHC) context, addressing gaps in the literature on i...

Care transitions from hospital to home for older adults with malnutrition present a period of elevated risk; however, minimal data exist describing the existing practice. This study aimed to describe the transition of nutrition care processes provide...

Background: Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, neurodevelopmental, genetic disease caused by the lack of expression of paternal genes in chromosome 15. The typical characteristics, including hyperphagia, muscular hypotonia, abnormal body composit...

In a future where home health care is no longer an information silo, patient information will be communicated along transitions in care to improve care. Evidence-based practice in the United States supports home health care patients to see their prim...

Background: Limited information exists regarding the current practice of transitioning from enteral nutrition (EN) to oral nutrition (ON) and the effect of this process on the relationship between energy and protein requirement, provision, and nutrit...

Background: Continuity of care is a core component of high-quality, patient-centered health systems and a central domain of nursing practice, particularly for older adults and people living with chronic and complex conditions. Yet discontinuities rem...

Objective: This narrative review aims to synthesize qualitative research on the experiences of patients, families, and healthcare professionals during the transition of advanced cancer patients from hospital to community care. Methods: A systematic s...