Postoperative delirium (PD) relates to increased morbidity–associated with prolonged
hospital stay, institutionalization and persistent functional and cognitive decline-poor long …

Aim To determine the effectiveness of nursing discharge planning interventions on health‐
related outcomes for older inpatients discharged home. Background Inadequate discharge …

Background Inadequate discharge planning for the growing elderly population poses
significant challenges for health services. Effective discharge planning interventions have …

Lack of collaboration between care teams and patients/families has been associated with
delayed discharge from the hospital. In this study, we determine whether patients' …

Purpose: To understand risk-related practices of older adults returning home
posthospitalization. Research Design: Qualitative methods informed by critical discourse …

Results: More than half of the significant other respondents indicated that they were not
provided enough information about TBI (53.5%). Up to 53.8% of the respondents with TBI felt …

Introduction. Connected systems transmitting vital parameters could well represent a tool to
shorten postoperative hospital stay while providing continuous remote patient monitoring …

Background Growing elderly populations pose significant challenges for health care
systems around the world. In the United States the proportion of people aged 65 years or …

Background: It is not clear which personal factors and experiences affect ward nurses'
practice in supporting patients to return home after discharge. Aims: To explore the practices …

Since the 1980s, academic literature in the health field has focused on the barriers and
enablers patients experience at admission, during discharge consultations, preparation for …