SynthesisGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Transitional care of older adults in skilled nursing facilities: A systematic review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- Preparedness for care transitions to home and acute care use of skilled nursing facility patients.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Health Trajectories of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Evidence for Practicing Nurses.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2024Trial
- Connect-Home transitional care from skilled nursing facilities to home: A stepped wedge, cluster randomized trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Trial
- Connect-Home: Transitional Care of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients and their Caregivers.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Trial
- Modified Decisional Conflict Scale for Primary Caregivers in Long-Term Care Facilities: Psychometric Validation Using Structural Equation Modeling.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Unpacking the dynamics of transitional care units in Ontario, Canada.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Pharmacy Integrated Transitions (PIT) trial: a protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised crossover trial.BMJ open · 2024Article
- A streamlined approach to classifying and tailoring implementation strategies: recommendations to speed the translation of research to practice.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Unique Care Needs of People with Dementia and Their Caregivers during Transitions from Skilled Nursing Facilities to Home and Assisted Living: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022Article
- Factors associated with instrumental support in transitional care among older people with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults undertaking a facility-based transition care program to evaluate functional outcomes: a feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Attitude of nursing students towards Internet-based nursing services for the aged.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Article
- Progress Toward Digital Transformation in an Evolving Post-Acute Landscape.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
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- Patients discharged from higher-quality skilled nursing facilities spend more days at home.Health services research · 2021Article
- Implementing a Standardized Transition Care Plan in Skilled Nursing Facilities.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2020Article
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- Rehabilitation Providers' Prediction of the Likely Success of the SNF-to-Home Transition Differs by Discipline.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2019Article
- Engaging national and regional partners to accelerate broad-scale implementation of nurse-developed interventions.Nursing outlookArticle
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Abstract
Transitional care may be an effective strategy for preparing older adults for transitions from skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to home. In this systematic review, studies of patients discharged from SNFs to home were reviewed. Study findings were assessed (1) to identify whether transitional care interventions, as compared to usual care, improved clinical outcomes such as mortality, readmission rates, quality of life or functional status; and (2) to describe intervention characteristics, resources needed for implementation, and methodologic challenges. Of 1082 unique studies identified in a systematic search, the full texts of six studies meeting criteria for inclusion were reviewed. Although the risk for bias was high across studies, the findings suggest that there is promising but limited evidence that transitional care improves clinical outcomes for SNF patients. Evidence in the review identifies needs for further study, such as the need for randomized studies of transitional care in SNFs, and methodological challenges to studying transitional care for SNF patients.
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