Evaluation of the TRANSITION tool to improve communication during older patients' care transitions: Healthcare practitioners' perspectives

Journal of Clinical Nursing
Jacqueline AllenPatricia M Livingston

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate healthcare practitioners' perceptions of the feasibility and acceptability of a communication tool, entitled the TRANSITION tool, to communicate with older patients during transition from acute care to a community setting. Transitional care for older patients is challenging due to their complex care needs and rapid care transitions. Research has identified effective models of transitional care. However, optimal communication between healthcare practitioners and older patients remains under-investigated. Exploratory descriptive qualitative design. The methods are reported using the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies checklist. The setting comprised two acute medical wards in an urban hospital in Australia. Twenty-two nursing and allied healthcare practitioners used the TRANSITION tool to guide communication about transitional care with an older patient and then participated in an interview about their experience of using the tool. All data were thematically analysed. Healthcare practitioners reported their perceptions that the TRANSITON tool was feasible and acceptable, and that they perceived the tool supported them to know what to ask and to find out information regarding their...Continue Reading

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