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Table 1 Database search strategy based on three concepts

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

CONCEPTS

KEYWORDS

1

Population: older adults + [fall-related]

older adult*

elder*

senior*

old* people

geriatric patient*

older patient*

aged[MESH]

AND

[accidental fall*]

[hip fracture*]

2

Interventions / follow-up

transition of care / transitional care

continuity of patient care

discharge planning

patient discharge

hospital discharge

return to home / returning home

post discharge + follow up / support

3

Outcomes / effects

length of stay in hospital

readmission to hospital

emergency visit

admission to an institution

fall

mortality

functional decline

cost

health care utilization

patient health status

patient satisfaction

carer satisfaction

quality of life

well-being