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- Title
Transitional Care is Feasible and Safe for Adult Cancer.
- Authors
Siew Ping LANG, Dora; Neo Kim ANG, Emily
- Abstract
Introduction: Transitional care is known to transit the patient safely and smoothly from an acute care hospital to home or from one care setting to another. In recent years, Singapore's hospitals have launched various transitional care models for differently targeted groups of population. However, none of the programs have included transitional care for adult patients with cancer. Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of transitional care for cancer patients. Method: This was a retrospective cohort study that reviewed medical records at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. Results: The medical record has reviewed that a total of 82 patients were enrolled and received 341 home visits in the transitional care program. Forty- nine patients had experienced all-causes admissions including both elective and unplanned admission, yet only 43 were considered for unplanned admissions. About half of these unplanned admissions went through the Accident and Emergency Department. Conclusion: It is concluded that transitional care is feasible and safe for cancer patients. However, further experimental and qualitative studies are needed to examine the effectiveness of transitional care and to explore the patients' and caregivers' experiences with transitional care.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; ASIANS; ONCOLOGY nursing; CANCER patients; CANCER treatment; HOME care services; HOME nursing; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; PATIENT aftercare; HOSPITAL emergency services; LONGITUDINAL method; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDICAL referrals; PATIENT education; PRIMARY health care; RESEARCH funding; HEALTH self-care; QUANTITATIVE research; SPECIALTY hospitals; DISCHARGE planning; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PATIENT readmissions; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NURSING interventions
- Publication
Singapore Nursing Journal, 2016, Vol 43, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
0218-2475
- Publication type
Article