Skip to main content

Table 2 Process Evaluations

From: Evaluations of postoperative transitions in care for older adults: a scoping review

Author and year; study design

Discharge planning

Complete Communication of information

Availability, timeliness, clarity, and organization of information

Medication Safety

Educating patients to promote self-management

Enlisting help of social and community supports

Advance care planning

Coordinating care among team members

Monitoring and managing symptoms after discharge

Outpatient follow-up

Missel et al. 2015; Quasi-experimental intervention study

X

   

X

X

    

Middleton et al. 2004; Randomized Controlled Trial

    

X

     

Shargall et al. 2016; Pilot retrospective cohort study

     

X

    

Xourafas et al. 2016; Observational cohort study

X

X

  

X

    

X

Weinberg et al. 2007; Prospective cohort study

    

X

    

X

Weinberg et al. 2007; Prospective cohort study

       

X

  

Brooke et al. 2019; Qualitative interview study

 

X

     

X

  

Wong et al. 2018; Pilot qualitative study

   

X

X

   

X

X

Slager et al. 2017; Qualitative interview study

       

X

  

Hughes et al. 2000; Descriptive qualitative study

    

X

     

Total

2

2

0

1

6

2

0

3

1

3

Back to article page