Understanding the positive outcomes of discharge planning interventions for older adults hospitalized following a fall: a realist synthesis

Abstract Background Older adults hospitalized following a fall often encounter preventable adverse events when transitioning from hospital to home. Discharge planning interventions developed to prevent these events do not all produce the expected effects to the same extent. This realist synthesis ai...

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Main Authors: Véronique Provencher, Monia D’Amours, Matthew Menear, Natasa Obradovic, Nathalie Veillette, Marie-Josée Sirois, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01980-3