ArticleBMJ open2021
How digital health solutions align with the roles and functions that support hospital to home transitions for older adults: a rapid review study protocol.
Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04287192 (Digital Bridge), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Digital Bridge: Using Technology to Support Patient-centered Care Transitions From Hospital to Home
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- New care pathways for supporting transitional care from hospitals to home using AI and personalized digital assistance.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Understanding the Mismatch Between Utilization and Demand for Home Medical Care Among Disabled Older Adults in China.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- A Digital Communication Intervention to Support Older Adults and Their Care Partners Transitioning Home After Major Surgery: Protocol for a Qualitative Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Occupational Therapists in Patient Navigation: A Scoping Review of the Literature.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2024Article
- Determinants of and Willingness to Use and Pay for Digital Health Technologies Among the Urban Elderly in Hangzhou, China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- Implications of immersive technologies in healthcare sector and its built environment.Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Article
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- Recommendations for the Design and Delivery of Transitions-Focused Digital Health Interventions: Rapid Review.JMIR aging · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionOlder adults may experience challenges during the hospital to home transitions that could be mitigated by digital health solutions. However, to promote adoption in practice and realise benefits, there is a need to specify how digital health solutions contribute to hospital to home transitions, particularly pertinent in this era of social distancing. This rapid review will: (1) elucidate the various roles and functions that have been developed to support hospital to home transitions of care, (2) identify existing digital health solutions that support hospital to home transitions of care, (3) identify gaps and new opportunities where digital health solutions can support these roles and functions and (4) create recommendations that will inform the design and structure of future digital health interventions that support hospital to home transitions for older adults (eg, the pre-trial results of the Digital Bridge intervention; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04287192). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A two-phase rapid review will be conducted to meet identified aims. In phase 1, a selective literature review will be used to generate a conceptual map of the roles and functions of individuals that support hospital to home transitions for older adults. In phase 2, a search on MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL will identify literature on digital health solutions that support hospital to home transitions. The ways in which digital health solutions can support the roles and functions that facilitate these transitions will then be mapped in the analysis and generation of findings. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This protocol is a review of the literature and does not involve human subjects, and therefore, does not require ethics approval. This review will permit the identification of gaps and new opportunities for digital processes and platforms that enable care transitions and can help inform the design and implementation of future digital health interventions. Review findings will be disseminated through publications and presentations to key stakeholders.
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