Key result
Caregiver involvement plays a critical role in a patient's transition home by providing care, advocating, and acting as translators, which directly impacts the patient's ability to understand and adhere to discharge instructions.
Caregivers are integral to complex medical patients' transition from hospital to home, significantly impacting their ability to understand and adhere to discharge instructions.
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Supports engaging caregivers in discharge planning; leaves open whether systematic interventions improve adherence in broader populations.
Hahn‐Goldberg et al. (2018) studied Congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or community-acquired pneumonia (n=27). Caregiver involvement during transition home was evaluated on Factors impacting the ability of patients to understand and adhere to discharge instructions (qualitative themes). Caregiver involvement plays a critical role in a patient's transition home by providing care, advocating, and acting as translators, which directly impacts the patient's ability to understand and adhere to discharge instructions.
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