Key result
Nurse-led early discharge planning for chronic disease reduces hospital readmission rates and all-cause mortality.
Why the study?
Do nurse-led early discharge planning programmes reduce hospital readmission rates and all-cause mortality in hospital inpatients with chronic disease or rehabilitation needs?
Do nurse-led early discharge planning programmes reduce hospital readmission rates and all-cause mortality in hospital inpatients with chronic disease or rehabilitation needs?
Nurse-led early discharge planning may be an effective strategy to reduce hospital readmissions and mortality in patients with chronic diseases.
Commentary on : Zhu QM, Liu J, Hu HY, et al. Effectiveness of nurse-led early discharge planning programmes for hospital inpatients with chronic disease or rehabilitation needs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs 2015;24:2993–3005.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Zhu and colleagues explain that reducing hospital length of stay and readmissions are … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJ%2BClin%2BNurs%26rft.volume%253D24%26rft.spage%253D2993%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1111%252Fjocn.12895%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F26095175%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1111/jocn.12895&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=26095175&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F19%2F2%2F62.atom
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Mary Fox (2015) conducted an editorial in chronic disease or rehabilitation needs. Nurse-led early discharge planning was evaluated on hospital readmission rates and all-cause mortality. Nurse-led early discharge planning for chronic disease reduces hospital readmission rates and all-cause mortality.
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