SynthesisJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2017
Caregiver Integration During Discharge Planning for Older Adults to Reduce Resource Use: A Metaanalysis.
Synthesis in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06608589 (CONSTELLATIONS Living Lab), which is not on this map. Cited by 84 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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CONSTELLATIONS Living Lab: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-oriented Quality Improvement Program Targeting Care Transitions of Older Adults Living with Major Neurocognitive Disorders and Their Caregivers.
Who cites it
84 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Achieving Family-Integrated Care for Older Patients with Major Neurodegenerative and Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review of Intervention Characteristics and Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital after orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Caring for the caregiver: a systematic review characterising the experience of caregivers of older adults with advanced cancers.ESMO open · 2020Pooled it
- Influences of social support following hip-fracture surgery for older adults with cognitive impairment and their family caregivers.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Mi Puente (My Bridge) Care Transitions Program for Hispanic/Latino Adults with Multimorbidity: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Caregivers' experiences of a home support program after the hospital discharge of an older family member: a qualitative analysis.BMC health services research · 2019Trial
- An Environmental Scan of Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Policies in Ontario, Canada.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2026Article
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- Caregiver Perspectives on Supporting Kidney Transplant Recipients Through Graft Loss.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Concordance of Discharge Materials and Older Adult Patient Understanding Cardiometabolic Medication Changes During Hospitalization.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Prioritizing quality of geriatric rehabilitation from the older adults' perspective: A nominal group technique study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Impact of Combined Interventions and Early Home Care Activation on 30-Day Hospital Readmissions: A Retrospective Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- International Environmental Impact of CKD Care.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- The Mediating Role of Missed Care in the Association Between Nurse Staffing and Patient Readmissions Across U.S. Hospitals.Policy, politics & nursing practice · 2026Article
- Unique Challenges of Shared Decision-Making in Colorectal Surgery for the Elderly Patient.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Article
- A Multi-Outcome Prognostic Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Post-Acute Care.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
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- Methods of Piloting an Abstraction Tool to Describe Family Engagement in the Hospital Setting: Retrospective Chart Review.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Holistic Patient-Centered Outcomes in Post-Acute Kidney Injury Care: Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Outcomes.Advances in kidney disease and health · 2025Review
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the effect of integrating informal caregivers into discharge planning on postdischarge cost and resource use in older adults.
designA systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials that examine the effect of discharge planning with caregiver integration begun before discharge on healthcare cost and resource use outcomes. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for all English-language articles published between 1990 and April 2016.
settingHospital or skilled nursing facility.
participantsOlder adults with informal caregivers discharged to a community setting. MEASUREMENTS: Readmission rates, length of and time to post-discharge rehospitalizations, costs of postdischarge care.
resultsOf 10,715 abstracts identified, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. Eleven studies provided sufficient detail to calculate readmission rates for treatment and control participants. Discharge planning interventions with caregiver integration were associated with a 25% fewer readmissions at 90 days (relative risk (RR) = 0.75, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.62-0.91) and 24% fewer readmissions at 180 days (RR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.64-0.90). The majority of studies reported statistically significant shorter time to readmission, shorter rehospitalization, and lower costs of postdischarge care among discharge planning interventions with caregiver integration.
conclusionFor older adults discharged to a community setting, the integration of caregivers into the discharge planning process reduces the risk of hospital readmission.
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