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Mariana Taddeo Dal Medico1, Larissa Vidal2, Ivaldo Olimpio da Silva3
1Programa de Estudos Avançados em Administração Hospitalar e Sistemas de Saúde do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
This study aimed to assess patient and caregiver perceptions following discharge from a hospital transitional care unit in a public university hospital in Brazil.
Method:
This cross-sectional study collected data through telephone contact using the adapted Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15 Brazil).
Results:
The present study showed better results in addressing key patient preferences and challenges in the care plan. The main results indicated that patients with chronic diseases or injuries had higher approval of the transitional care service. The main findings indicated that patients with chronic diseases or injuries had higher approval of the transitional care service. Additionally, a significant correlation was found between age and total score (positive) and age and care plan (negative).
Conclusions:
Hospital transitional care units are crucial for reintegrating patients after hospitalization. Evaluating services with validated scales, like the CTM-15 Brazil, helps identify improvement areas and track outcomes.
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