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Care Transitions: A Mixed Methods Study Using A Complexity Science Lens, Carol Geary
Care Transitions: A Mixed Methods Study Using A Complexity Science Lens, Carol Geary
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Research studies on care transitions from hospital to nursing home are few and heterogeneous, offering an inadequate characterization to support practice. The purpose of this study was to characterize multiple care transitions among hospitalized older adults with advanced chronic disease who were discharged to a nursing home. This prospective, mixed methods study used multiple case studies with an embedded quantitative strand and multiple sources of information.
Four cases included an index patient (an older hospitalized adult with advanced chronic illness), his or her informal caregiver, if available, and healthcare providers involved in the index patient’s care. Two hospitals and two …