Care transitions for frail, older people from acute hospital wards within an integrated healthcare system in England: a qualitative case study
Affiliation
London South Bank UniversityUniversity College London Hospitals
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth
CareUK
University of Bedfordshire
Issue Date
2014-03-27Subjects
vertical integrationacute hospital wards
care transitions
community healthcare
frail older people
Subject Categories::B741 Geriatric Nursing
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Introduction: Frail older people experience frequent care transitions and an integrated healthcare system could reduce barriers to transitions between different settings. The study aimed to investigate care transitions of frail older people from acute hospital wards to community healthcare or community hospital wards, within a system that had vertically integrated acute hospital and community healthcare services. Theory and methods: The research design was a multimethod, qualitative case study of one healthcare system in England; four acute hospital wards and two community hospital wards were studied in depth. The data were collected through: interviews with key staff (n = 17); focus groups (n = 9) with ward staff (n = 36); interviews with frail older people (n = 4). The data were analysed using the framework approach. Findings: Three themes are presented: Care transitions within a vertically integrated healthcare system, Interprofessional communication and relationships; Patient and family involvement in care transitions. Discussion and conclusions: A vertically integrated healthcare system supported care transitions from acute hospital wards through removal of organisational boundaries. However, boundaries between staff in different settings remained a barrier to transitions, as did capacity issues in community healthcare and social care. Staff in acute and community settings need opportunities to gain better understanding of each other’s roles and build relationships and trust.Citation
Baillie L, Gallini A, Corser R, Elworthy G, Scotcher A, Barrand A (2014) 'Care transitions for frail, older people from acute hospital wards within an integrated healthcare system in England: a qualitative case study', International Journal of Integrated Care, 14 (1)Publisher
Ubiquity Press LtdPubMed ID
24868193PubMed Central ID
PMC4027893Additional Links
https://www.ijic.org/article/10.5334/ijic.1175/Type
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enISSN
1568-4156EISSN
1568-4156ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.5334/ijic.1175
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