Why the study?
Does nurse-managed transitional care improve quality of care and functional ability in individuals following discharge from subacute units?
Does nurse-managed transitional care improve quality of care and functional ability in individuals following discharge from subacute units?
Nurse-managed transitional care improves overall function and quality of the care environment for patients discharged from subacute units.
Associated with better function and care quality post-subacute discharge; extends observational data but leaves open causal effects pending RCTs.
The purpose of this study was to test the effect of nurse-managed transitional care on the quality of care and functional ability of individuals following discharge from subacute units. Registered nurses employed on subacute units in a skilled nursing facility provided the nurse-managed transitional care. Using a quasi-experimental design, data were collected on admission to the subacute unit, at the time of discharge, 1 week following discharge, and 3 months following discharge on 242 treatment and comparison participants. The treatment group participants' overall function and quality of the care environment were significantly higher than the comparison group at 1 week and 3 months following discharge. Participants did not differ significantly on basic activities of daily living or number of readmissions.
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