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April 13, 2012International Journal of Integrated CareOpen Access

Integrated transitional care: patient, informal caregiver and health care provider perspectives on care transitions for older persons with hip fracture

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Population

Older adults with hip fracture, their informal caregivers, and health care providers

Design

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Authors

JTJustine ToscanKMKatie MairsSHStephanie HintonWestern University

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Implication

These barriers merit attention in hip fracture transitions; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve integration.

Structured PICO

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Population
Older adults with hip fracture, their informal caregivers, and health care providers
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Outcome
Core factors related to poorly integrated care when hip fracture patients transition between care settings

Poorly integrated transitional care for older adults with hip fracture is driven by communication confusion, unclear roles, diluted ownership, and system constraints.

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Toscan et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a760392f1e99ff85ab22c80https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.797
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