Transitional care programs for older adults moving from hospital to home in Canada: A systematic review of text and opinion

Brittany V. Barber; Emily E. Gregg; Emily K. Drake; Marilyn Macdonald; Madison Hickey; Chloe Flynn; Elaine Moody; Sarah M. Gallant; Erin McConnell; Lori E. Weeks

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0307306

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Transitional care programs for older adults moving from hospital to home in Canada: A systematic review of text and opinion

Brittany V. Barber ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Brittany V. Barber, Emily E. Gregg, Lori E. Weeks

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: brittany.barber@dal.ca

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5239-9805

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Emily E. Gregg ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Brittany V. Barber, Emily E. Gregg, Lori E. Weeks

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Nursing & Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John Collaboration for Evidence-Informed Healthcare: A JBI Centre of Excellence, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Emily K. Drake ,

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ EKD and MM also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-2120

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Marilyn Macdonald ,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ EKD and MM also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Madison Hickey,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1150-5222

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Chloe Flynn,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elaine Moody,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Sarah M. Gallant,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Erin McConnell,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lori E. Weeks

Contributed equally to this work with: Brittany V. Barber, Emily E. Gregg, Lori E. Weeks

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Transitional care programs for older adults moving from hospital to home in Canada: A systematic review of text and opinion

Brittany V. Barber,
Emily E. Gregg,
Emily K. Drake,
Marilyn Macdonald,
Madison Hickey,
Chloe Flynn,
Elaine Moody,
Sarah M. Gallant,
Erin McConnell,
Lori E. Weeks

Published: July 18, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307306

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