Development and psychometric properties of surveys to assess patient and family caregiver experience with care transitions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to develop and administer surveys that assess patient and family caregiver experiences with care transitions and examine the psychometric properties of the surveys. The surveys were designed to ask about 1) the transitional care services that matter most to patients and their caregivers and 2) care outcomes, including the overall quality of transitional care they received, patient self-reported health, and caregiver effort/stress.

Methods

Survey items were developed based on a review of the literature, existing surveys, focus groups, site visits, stakeholder and expert input, and patient and caregiver cognitive interviews. We administered mail surveys with telephone follow up to patients recently discharged from 43 U.S. hospitals. Pat

SUBMITTER: Sorra J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature