作者
Suzanne E Mitchell, Vivian Laurens, Gabriela M Weigel, Karen B Hirschman, Allison M Scott, Huong Q Nguyen, Jessica Martin Howard, Lance Laird, Carol Levine, Terry C Davis, Brianna Gass, Elizabeth Shaid, Jing Li, Mark V Williams, Brian W Jack
发表日期
2018/5/1
期刊
The Annals of Family Medicine
卷号
16
期号
3
页码范围
225-231
出版商
The Annals of Family Medicine
简介
PURPOSE
Despite concerted actions to streamline care transitions, the journey from hospital to home remains hazardous for patients and caregivers. Remarkably little is known about the patient and caregiver experience during care transitions, the services they need, or the outcomes they value. The aims of this study were to (1) describe patient and caregiver experiences during care transitions and (2) characterize patient and caregiver desired outcomes of care transitions and the health services associated with them.
METHODS
We interviewed 138 patients and 110 family caregivers recruited from 6 health networks across the United States. We conducted 34 homogenous focus groups (103 patients, 65 caregivers) and 80 key informant interviews (35 patients, 45 caregivers). Audio recordings were transcribed and analyzed using principles of grounded theory to identify themes and the relationship between them …
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