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1 – 1 of 1Laísa Fischer Wachholz, Caroline Cechinel-Peiter, Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da Costa, Aline Marques Acosta, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luis Guedes dos Santos, Chantal Backman and Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni
To analyze the quality of transitional care for patients with COVID-19 at discharge from Brazilian university hospitals.
Abstract
Purpose
To analyze the quality of transitional care for patients with COVID-19 at discharge from Brazilian university hospitals.
Design/methodology/approach
A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in five Brazilian university hospitals between April and December 2021. The sample consisted of 527 participants. Data collection consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15), a care transition assessment instrument, which was translated and validated in Portuguese.
Findings
Most participants were patients (n = 369; 70.0%), with primary school completion (n = 218; 43.4%), multiracial (n = 218; 43.5%) and with an income of up to two minimum wages (n = 182; 42.8%). Dimension 1 – management preparation – obtained the highest score (71.2 points, SD = 16.5), while Dimension 4 – care plan – obtained the lowest score (62.2 points, SD = 23.4). Among the participating hospitals, there was a difference in the overall mean with results ranging from 67.0 to 72.9 points.
Originality/value
A satisfactory quality of care transition was found, considering the context of a pandemic. The main weaknesses in the care transitions were related to the care planning after hospital discharge.
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