Impact of transitional care services for chronically ill older patients: A systematic evidence review

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

2015
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (27); Australia (15); Spain (7); Canada (5); UK (England) (5); Denmark (4); Netherlands (4); Sweden (4); Germany (3); Hong Kong (3); Italy (3); Austria (2); UK (2); Belgium (1); China (1); Finland (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Slovenia (1); Switzerland (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (27); Australia (15); Spain (7); Canada (5); UK (England) (5); Denmark (4); Netherlands (4); Sweden (4); Germany (3); Hong Kong (3); Italy (3); Austria (2); UK (2); Belgium (1); China (1); Finland (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Slovenia (1); Switzerland (1); UK (Scotland) (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

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff/self - Shared decision-making
Self-management
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Skill mix - Communication & case discussion between distant health professionals
Staff - Continuity of care
Where care is provided
Continuity of care
Outreach
With what supports is care provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Alzheimer and other dementias
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Technologies
Devices
Sectors
Primary care
Home care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Specialist
Nurse
Pharmacist
Allied health professional

Publication details

Citation

Le Berre M, Maimon G, Sourial N, Gueriton M, Vedel I. Impact of transitional care services for chronically ill older patients: A systematic evidence review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017;65(7):1597-1608.
DOI

10.1111/jgs.14828

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