Discharge planning from hospital to home

Findings

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PubMed
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Cochrane Library
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Australasian Cochrane Centre Policy Liaison Initiative
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Rx for Change

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2013
Quality Rating

9/11 (AMSTAR rating from www.rxforchange.ca)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Not reported in detail - Description states:Not reported (4); USA (4); Canada (2); Denmark (1)
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Not yet available
Country focus

Not reported in detail - Description states:Not reported (4); USA (4); Canada (2); Denmark (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

General
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cardiovascular disease
Other
Mental health and addictions
Technologies
Surgery
Sectors
Home care
Hospital care

Publication details

Citation

Shepperd S, Lannin NA, Clemson LM, McCluskey A, Cameron ID, Barras SL. Discharge planning from hospital to home. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013;(1):1-91.
DOI

10.1002/14651858.CD000313.pub4

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