Partners at Care Transitions (PACT)—exploring older peoples’ experiences of transitioning from hospital to home in the UK: protocol for an observation and interview study of older people and their families to understand patient experience and involvement in care at transitions

INTRODUCTION: Length of hospital inpatient stays have reduced. This benefits patients, who prefer to be at home, and hospitals, which can treat more people when stays are shorter. Patients may, however, leave hospital sicker, with ongoing care needs. The transition period from hospital to home can b...

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Autores principales: Hardicre, Natasha Kate, Birks, Yvonne, Murray, Jenni, Sheard, Laura, Hughes, Lesley, Heyhoe, Jane, Cracknell, Alison, Lawton, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Health Services Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29196483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018054

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