Key result
Pilot testing of the Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M) with 15 older patients demonstrated its usability and face validity for assessing the quality and safety of hospital-to-home transitions.
Why the study?
Transition of older patients from hospital to home poses high risk, but no measure existed to assess the experience, quality, and safety of care transitions relevant to the UK population.
Population
Patients over 65 years old transitioning from hospital to home
Design
Measurement development study including a modified Delphi process and pilot-testing
Authors
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Supports PACT-M development for transition assessment; leaves open larger validation before clinical use.
The PACT-M is a promising, acceptable patient-reported measure for evaluating the quality and safety of care transitions from hospital to home in older patients.
Oikonomou et al. (2019) studied Care transitions from hospital to home (n=15). Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M) was evaluated on Usability and face validity. Pilot testing of the Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M) with 15 older patients demonstrated its usability and face validity for assessing the quality and safety of hospital-to-home transitions.
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