SynthesisThe Gerontologist2025
The Impact of Multidisciplinary Transitional Care Interventions for Complex Care Needs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Forensic Perspective of Unintentional Doping, Cardiovascular Health, and the Role of Nutrition in Competitive Sports.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Depression, Frailty, and Recovery Trajectories After Hospitalization: Beyond Risk Prediction.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Article
- Clinical Trials in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Multimorbidity: A Perspective on Pragmatic Trial Design.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Optimizing Intermittent Catheterization Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review Using the WHO Health System Building Blocks Framework.Advances in urology · 2026Review
- TRANSFER-I: Hospitalised Older Adults and Their Carers' Perspectives of the Transition Home: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- A multicomponent, high-intensity, patient-centered care intervention to optimize transitional care coordination for complex multimorbid people: a pre-post design.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Nursing-led multidisciplinary ERAS collaboration improves early recovery after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of Technology-Supported Measures Used for Care Transition Decisions for Chronic Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare technology lettersReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesMultidisciplinary transitional care interventions (MTCIs) ensure care coordination and continuity after hospital discharge while addressing (older) patients' complex care needs related to their physical, nutritional, cognitive, and/or psychological status. This study aimed to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the current body of evidence investigating the effectiveness of such interventions. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsMedline, Embase, CINAHL, and CENTRAL were searched for randomized controlled trials assessing MTCIs' impact on readmissions, mortality, and health-related outcomes from inception to July 2024. Risk of bias was evaluated with the Risk of Bias-2 tool. Subgroup analyses assessed whether different intervention types affected outcomes differently. The certainty of the evidence was assessed with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach and the credibility of subgroup analyses with the Instrument to evaluate the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses.
resultsForty-nine trials involving 25,566 patients were included. There was low certainty that MTCIs reduced readmissions (relative risk [RR] = 0.88; 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] = 0.80 to 0.96) and high certainty for reduced mortality (RR = 0.92; 95% CI = 0.84 to 1.01). There was low to moderate certainty that MTCIs improved physical quality of life (standardized mean difference [SMD] = 0.54; 95% CI = -0.06 to 1.15), mental quality of life (SMD = 0.44; 95% CI = -0.08 to 0.96), patient satisfaction (SMD = 0.49; 95% CI = -0.14 to 1.12), and physical performance (SMD = 0.49; 95% CI = -0.11 to 1.10). Subgroup analysis revealed a larger and statistically significant effect on physical performance in more complex interventions (SMD = 0.83; 95% CI = 0.02 to 1.65). DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: These findings suggest that MTCIs can reduce readmissions and mortality while improving quality of life and physical performance. Further investigations should focus on tailoring MTCIs to specific contexts to maximize their impact.
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