Population
Caregivers of children discharged from the hospital in the preceding 30 days (n=61)
Design
Other
Key result
Hospital-to-home transitions experienced by 61 caregivers yielded four main concepts: barriers to processing information, desired information, discharge readiness, and postdischarge confidence.
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Themes may inform family support strategies; hypothesis-generating without prospective outcome data.
Caregiver perspectives on hospital-to-home transitions highlight four key themes that can inform interventions to support families and improve postdischarge outcomes.
Solan et al. (2015) studied Caregivers of discharged children (n=61). Hospital-to-home transitions was evaluated on Key elements of families' experiences with hospital-to-home transitions. Hospital-to-home transitions experienced by 61 caregivers yielded four main concepts: barriers to processing information, desired information, discharge readiness, and postdischarge confidence.
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