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A systematic review of the literature on the evaluation of handoff tools: implications for research and practice.
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The Efficacy of Bedside Nursing Handovers in Improving Information Exchange Quality in Surgical Patients: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
55 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Teamwork and mental workload in postsurgical pediatric patient handovers: Prospective effect evaluation of an improvement intervention for OR-PICU patient transitions.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Implementation of a standardised accept note to improve communication during inter-hospital transfer: a prospective cohort study.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Improving Perioperative Handoffs: Moving Beyond Standardized Checklists and Protocols.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2023Article
- Effects of Handover Education Using the Outcome-Present State Test (OPT) Model and SBAR in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Design.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Measurement of Information Transfer During Simulated Sequential Complete Shift-to-Shift Intraoperative Handoffs.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2023Article
- Implementation of the I-PASS handoff program in diverse clinical environments: A multicenter prospective effectiveness implementation study.Journal of hospital medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluating the documentation of vital signs following implementation of a new comprehensive newborn monitoring chart in 19 hospitals in Kenya: A time series analysis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Care transition of trauma patients: Processes with articulation work before and after handoff.Applied ergonomics · 2022Article
- Identifying opportunities for informatics-supported suicide prevention: the case of Caring Contacts.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2022Article
- Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) for medication reconciliation at care transitions: a rapid realist review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveGiven the complexities of the healthcare environment, efforts to develop standardized handoff practices have led to widely varying manifestations of handoff tools. A systematic review of the literature on handoff evaluation studies was performed to investigate the nature, methodological, and theoretical foundations underlying the evaluation of handoff tools and their adequacy and appropriateness in achieving standardization goals.
methodWe searched multiple databases for articles evaluating handoff tools published between 1 February 1983 and 15 June 2012. The selected articles were categorized along the following dimensions: handoff tool characteristics, standardization initiatives, methodological framework, and theoretical perspectives underlying the evaluation.
resultsThirty-six articles met our inclusion criteria. Handoff evaluations were conducted primarily on electronic tools (64%), with a more recent focus on electronic medical record-integrated tools (36% since 2008). Most evaluations centered on intra-departmental tools (95%). Evaluation studies were quasi-experimental (42%) or observational (50%), with a major focus on handoff-related outcome measures (94%) using predominantly survey-based tools (70%) with user satisfaction metrics (53%). Most of the studies (81%) based their evaluation on aspects of standardization that included continuity of care and patient safety.
conclusionsThe nature, methodological, and theoretical foundations of handoff tool evaluations varied significantly in terms of their quality and rigor, thereby limiting their ability to inform strategic standardization initiatives. Future research should utilize rigorous, multi-method qualitative and quantitative approaches that capture the contextual nuances of handoffs, and evaluate their effect on patient-related outcomes.
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