Research Article
Investigation and Analysis of the Transitional Care Needs of Patients Following Hospital Discharge
Author(s):
Xia Lyu, Jie Zeng*, Jenny Song, Weisi Peng, Muying Chen and Caiwen Li
Background: The transitional care model ensures the continuity of care and has
significant impact on patients’ health outcomes. Transitional care services need to
be developed based on patients’ needs.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate
the care needs of patients following hospital discharge.
Methods: This quantitative
cross-sectional survey was conducted among 484 patients using a questionnaire to
investigate patients’ transitional care needs, covering the types of the services and
patient preferred services providers.
Results: The investigation revealed that only
17.98% (n=87) of participants were aware that the tertiary hospital provided transitional
care following hospital discharge, even though more than half of participants (n=265)
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