Observational studyBMC geriatrics2024
Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Discharge instruction comprehension by older adults in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Health Care Contact Days Among Older Adults After Emergency Department Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Understanding online hospital patient reviews: a nationwide cross-sectional analysis of polarity, actionability and themes.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
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- Exploring Patient and Caregiver Work and Continuity of Care During Hospital-to-Home Transitions of Care in the Canadian Context.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Enhancing emergency department experiences for older adults: a rapid review (2020-2025).International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Perceived Needs of Individuals with Frailty and Their Caregivers During the Transition from Hospital to Home: Protocol of a Qualitative Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- A Geriatric Nurse-led Callback System to Reduce Emergency Department Revisits in Older Adults.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Caregiver Burden and 30-Day Emergency Department Revisits.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Community Nurse-Led Intervention in Managing Older Adults with Multimorbidity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Observational
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32 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveImproving care transitions for older adults can reduce emergency department (ED) visits, adverse events, and empower community autonomy. We conducted an inductive qualitative content analysis to identify themes emerging from comments to better understand ED care transitions.
methodsThe LEARNING WISDOM prospective longitudinal observational cohort includes older adults (≥ 65 years) who experienced a care transition after an ED visit from both before and during COVID-19. Their comments on this transition were collected via phone interview and transcribed. We conducted an inductive qualitative content analysis with randomly selected comments until saturation. Themes that arose from comments were coded and organized into frequencies and proportions. We followed the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR).
resultsComments from 690 patients (339 pre-COVID, 351 during COVID) composed of 351 women (50.9%) and 339 men (49.1%) were analyzed. Patients were satisfied with acute emergency care, and the proportion of patients with positive acute care experiences increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. Negative patient comments were most often related to communication between health providers across the care continuum and the professionalism of personnel in the ED. Comments concerning home care became more neutral with the COVID-19 pandemic.
conclusionPatients were satisfied overall with acute care but reported gaps in professionalism and follow-up communication between providers. Comments may have changed in tone from positive to neutral regarding home care over the COVID-19 pandemic due to service slowdowns. Addressing these concerns may improve the quality of care transitions and provide future pandemic mitigation strategies.
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