Journal
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 9-14Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12205
Keywords
caregivers; dementia; integrated health-care systems; managed care; patient discharge
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- Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Assessment and Better Carer, UNSW
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AimTo examine the literature on the impact of the discharge experience of patients with dementia and their continuity of care. MethodsPeer-reviewed and grey literature published in the English language between 1995 and 2014 were systematically searched using Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO and Cochrane library databases, using a combination of the search terms Dementia, Caregivers, Integrated Health Care Systems, Managed Care, Patient Discharge. Also reviewed were Department of Health and Ageing and Alzheimer's Australia research reports between 2000 and 2014. ResultsThe review found a wide range of studies that raise concerns in relation to the quality of care provided to people with dementia during hospital discharge and in transitional care. ConclusionDischarge planning and transitional care for patients with dementia are not adequate and are likely to lead to readmission and other poor health outcomes.
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