Biomaterial Database

The Hospital to Home Transition Following Acute Stroke. 2019

DaiWai M Olson, and Shannon B Juengst

Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8897, USA. Electronic address: DaiWai.Olson@UTSouthwestern.edu.

Advances in stroke detection and treatment have increased the number of patients discharged home following an index stroke admission. Unfortunately, the science of how to facilitate transition of care (TOC) from hospital to home has not kept pace with decades-long focus on restoring cerebral perfusion. This article examines TOC interventions in stroke populations published after the 2011 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report. Early supported discharge is the leading TOC intervention. Diversity of outcome measures and use of poorly defined comparators limits generalizability. There is no clear best practice to define interventions targeted at the hospital to home transition.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010351	Patient Discharge	The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.	Discharge Planning,Discharge Plannings,Discharge, Patient,Discharges, Patient,Patient Discharges,Planning, Discharge,Plannings, Discharge
D003266	Continuity of Patient Care	Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.	Continuum of Care,Continuity of Care,Care Continuity,Care Continuity, Patient,Care Continuum,Patient Care Continuity
D005260	Female		Females
D006699	Home Care Services	Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.	Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069341	Transitional Care	Health care provided during a transition to a different mode of care (e.g., TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE).	Home Transition,Transition Care,Care, Transitional,Cares, Transitional,Home Transitions,Transition Cares,Transition, Home,Transitional Cares,Transitions, Home
D000071939	Stroke Rehabilitation	Restoration of functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from a stroke.	Rehabilitation, Stroke
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults