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Journal article
Hospital discharge planning: A systematic literature review on the support measures that social workers undertake to facilitate older patients' transition from hospital admission back to the community
Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.42(1), pp.20-33
2023
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Abstract
Objectives:
To systematically review the literature on measures social workers undertake to facilitate discharge planning for older people in a resource-scarce environment.
Methods:
Systematic search of electronic databases for peer-reviewed articles published in English between January 1990 and August 2020. Articles on hospital discharge planning facilitated by social workers for older patients returning home from hospital admission were included. The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to assess quality and risk of bias. The systematic literature review protocol has been registered with PROSPERO on 27 August 2021.
Results:
Six studies from Canada and the United States met the eligibility criteria. The most common support measures employed by hospital social workers when discharge planning for older patients were assessment, education, care co-ordination, liaison and engagement with families and providers, conflict resolution, counselling and postdischarge follow-up. Barriers to effective discharge planning were medical complexity, lack of communication, time constraints, limited family support, availability of resources and patient safety. These studies were published between 1993 and 2014 and were not within the Australian context.
Conclusions:
There are limited studies on Social Work discharge planning within the Australian context, particularly on how this important service has been impacted by recent aged care reforms. More research on the topic is necessary to fully understand how aged care reforms such as the National Prioritisation System for Home Care Packages have influenced hospital discharge planning and how social workers have adapted their practice to this challenge.
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- Title
- Hospital discharge planning: A systematic literature review on the support measures that social workers undertake to facilitate older patients' transition from hospital admission back to the community
- Authors
- Bernadette Dimla (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyLynne Parkinson (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaDenise Wood (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)Zalia Powell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.42(1), pp.20-33
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1111/ajag.13138
- ISSN
- 1741-6612; 1440-6381
- Copyright note
- © 2022 The Authors. Australasian Journal on Ageing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of AJA Inc’. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students); School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99680498502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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