Older Persons' Transitions in Care (OPTIC): a study protocol

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 75
• Main Authors: Cummings, Greta G, Reid, R Colin, Estabrooks, Carole A, Norton, Peter G, Cummings, Garnet E, Rowe, Brian H, Abel, Stephanie L, Bissell, Laura, Bottorff, Joan L, Robinson, Carole A, Wagg, Adrian, Lee, Jacques S, Lynch, Susan L, Masaoud, Elmabrok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 14.12.2012; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Alberta - epidemiology; British Columbia - epidemiology; Communications; Continuity of Patient Care - standards; Elderly; Emergency Departments; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Service, Hospital - standards; Frailty; Geriatrics; Handovers; Health Personnel - standards; Health sciences; Health services; Homes for the Aged - standards; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Managers; Measurement; Medical research; Medicine; Nursing; Nursing homes; Nursing Homes - standards; Older people; Patient Care Team - standards; Quality of care; Quality of Health Care - standards; Seniors; Study Protocol; Success; Transitions; Alberta; British Columbia; British Columbia Canada; Canada

Changes in health status, triggered by events such as infections, falls, and geriatric syndromes, are common among nursing home (NH) residents and necessitate transitions between NHs and Emergency Departments (EDs). During transitions, residents frequently experience care that is delayed, unnecessar...