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A scoping review of hospital to home transitional care programmes for stroke survivors
Xuewei Xu1, Huijie Chen1, Dandan Xu1
1Department of Nursing Humanities, School of Nursing, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Aim:
The study was aimed at exploring the current scope of hospital to home transitional care programmes for stroke survivors.
Background:
Stroke survivors face the dilemma of solving many complex problems that leave survivors at high risk for readmission as they discharge from hospital. The transitional care model has proved to be effective in reducing readmissions and mortality, thereby improving health outcomes and enhancing patient satisfaction for survivors with stroke.
Design:
A scoping review.
Methods:
Conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Methodology for Scoping Reviews.
Data Sources:
A comprehensive search was conducted in nine databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, Medline, China Knowledge Net-work, Wanfang Database and China Biomedical Literature Database (SinoMed) from January 2014 to June 2023.
Results:
Title and abstract screening was performed on 10,171 articles resulting in 287 articles for full-text screening. Full-text screening yielded 49 articles that met inclusion criteria.
Conclusion:
This study identified transitional care programmes for stroke survivors, as well as areas for future consideration to be explored in more depth to help improve transitional care for stroke survivors as they transition from hospital to home.
Implications For The Profession And/Or Patient Care:
This study demonstrates that multidisciplinary collaboration becomes an integral part of the transitional care model for stroke survivors, which provides comprehensive and precise medical care to them.
Reporting Method:
PRISMA checklist for scoping reviews.
Patient And Public Contribution:
No patient or public contribution was part of this study.
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