Role of context in care transition interventions for medically complex older adults: a realist synthesis protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 5; no. 11; p. e008686
• Main Authors: Pitzul, Kristen B, Lane, Natasha E, Voruganti, Teja, Khan, Anum I, Innis, Jennifer, Wodchis, Walter P, Baker, G Ross
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 19.11.2015; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Comorbidity; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration; Health Services Research; Humans; Intervention; Older people; Patients; Quality; Studies; United Kingdom > UK; knowledge synthesis; aged; health care delivery; continuity of care

IntroductionApproximately 30–50% of older adults have two or more conditions and are referred to as multimorbid or complex patients. These patients often require visits to various healthcare providers in a number of settings and are therefore susceptible to fragmented healthcare delivery while trans...