Good Practices in Transitional Care: continuity of care for patients undergoing liver transplantation

to develop a guide of care recommendations for good practices in care transition for adult patients undergoing liver transplantation.

a methodological study, based on the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation in the updated version, II. Care recommendations were sustained by conducting an integrative literature review and qualitative research.

from evidence, three topics emerged: Care Transition Planning; Health Education for Self-Care; Care Management. Each of the central topics has respective subtopics, totaling six, giving rise to 30 care recommendations. Concerning evaluators' scores, in all domains the scores were higher than 90%.

the proposed guide assists professionals in conducting care transition in liver transplantation, ensuring greater safety for patients in continuity of home care.