Caregiver integration during discharge planning for older adults to reduce resource use: A meta-analysis

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

9/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (8); Taiwan (3); France (2); Australia (1); Slovenia (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (8); Taiwan (3); France (2); Australia (1); Slovenia (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Case management
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Staff - Continuity of care
Where care is provided
Continuity of care
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational material
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Sectors
Home care
Long-term care
Providers
Physician
Specialist
Nurse
Allied health professional
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Rodakowski J, Rocco PB, Ortiz M, Folb B, Schulz B, Morton SC, et al. Caregiver integration during discharge planning for older adults to reduce resource use: A meta-analysis. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017;65(8):1748-1755.
DOI

10.1111/jgs.14873

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