ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2022
Outcomes of complex discharge planning in older adults with complex needs: a scoping review.
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- Interplay between frailty and cardiometabolic disorders: from pathophysiology to clinical implications.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Pooled it
- Advancing a patient-centered and holistic approach for older patients with frailty in a vascular surgical department: a quality improvement initiative.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the impact of case mix factors on length of stay to a Complex Discharge Unit across three phases: pre-COVID-19 (2019), during COVID-19 (2021) and late-stage COVID-19 (2023) pandemic.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Article
- A Clinical Prediction Model for Personalised Emergency Department Discharge Decisions for Residential Care Facility Residents Post-Fall.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Transition from Hospital to Home-Based Care for Older Adults in Southwestern Uganda: Informal Caregiver's Experiences.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Decoding the persistence of delayed hospital discharge: An in-depth scoping review and insights from two decades.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Burden of delayed discharge on acute hospital medical wards: A retrospective ecological study in Rome, Italy.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Time-to-Event Analysis of Factors Influencing Delay in Discharge from a Subacute Complex Discharge Unit during the First Year of the Pandemic (2020) in an Irish Tertiary Centre Hospital.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
In this scoping review, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated multidisciplinary team discharge planning and identify common outcomes among older adults with complex needs, focusing on a safe transition from the hospital to the community. We performed a literature search for relevant articles using seven electronic databases and agreed search terms. Only articles published in English were included. In total, 23,772 articles were identified, with 27 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. A preponderance of patients aged ≥65 years and women was inferred based on population demographics. Initiatives on complex discharge planning were noted across most Western countries. Common outcomes of complex discharge planning were functionality (n = 11) including frailty (n = 4), quality of life (n = 11), and patient-centered factors including psychosocial needs (n = 9). Various outcomes from complex discharge planning initiatives and pathways were explored in this scoping review. None of the selected studies covered all nine domains of outcome assessment. Further research is needed involving follow-up studies after complex discharge planning interventions to assess their true effectiveness or value.
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