What is the experience of being readmitted to hospital for people 65 years and over? A review of the literature

Blakey, EP; Jackson, D; Walthall, H; Aveyard, H

What is the experience of being readmitted to hospital for people 65 years and over? A review of the literature

Blakey, EP Jackson, D

Walthall, H Aveyard, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Contemporary Nurse, 2017, 53 (6), pp. 698 - 712
Issue Date:: 2017-11-02

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Blakey, EP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Walthall, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Aveyard, H	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:05:56Z
dc.date.issued	2017-11-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Contemporary Nurse, 2017, 53 (6), pp. 698 - 712	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1037-6178	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/127350
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Aim: To explore the experience of readmissions to hospital from the perspective of older adults. Methods: A systematic review with an interpretative approach was conducted. CINAHL, Embase, and Medline were consulted in October 2016. Results: Six studies with data collection between 2004 and 2013 fit the relevant criteria and included a total of 68 older adults. Two overarching themes were developed with relevant subthemes: Experience during initial hospital stay distinguished by exclusion (Feeling powerless; Feeling disregarded; Perception of readiness for discharge); Patients experience uncertainty following discharge (Perception that community-based services are not available or adequate; Perception that hospital is the only safe place; Difficulty in adapting to a “new normal”). Conclusions: A cycle of exclusion exists during the initial hospital stay and beyond. The experience of being readmitted to hospital is challenging, mostly perceived as negative, and, existential, emotional and psychological well-being is not satisfactorily addressed by healthcare professionals.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Contemporary Nurse	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/10376178.2018.1439395	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Discharge	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Readmission	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patients	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Satisfaction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	What is the experience of being readmitted to hospital for people 65 years and over? A review of the literature	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	53	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	53	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Aim: To explore the experience of readmissions to hospital from the perspective of older adults. Methods: A systematic review with an interpretative approach was conducted. CINAHL, Embase, and Medline were consulted in October 2016. Results: Six studies with data collection between 2004 and 2013 fit the relevant criteria and included a total of 68 older adults. Two overarching themes were developed with relevant subthemes: Experience during initial hospital stay distinguished by exclusion (Feeling powerless; Feeling disregarded; Perception of readiness for discharge); Patients experience uncertainty following discharge (Perception that community-based services are not available or adequate; Perception that hospital is the only safe place; Difficulty in adapting to a “new normal”). Conclusions: A cycle of exclusion exists during the initial hospital stay and beyond. The experience of being readmitted to hospital is challenging, mostly perceived as negative, and, existential, emotional and psychological well-being is not satisfactorily addressed by healthcare professionals.

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