The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify the content of documentation used between hospital and community care and describe the communication mechanisms that allow the continuity of care. Design We conducted a scoping review following the JBI recommendations. Methods The sources of the information...
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| author | Rafael Paulino Cruz Matos Ferreira Beatriz Ferreira Narciso Afonso Ramos Sara Mendes Sara Palma Óscar Manuel Ramos Ferreira Cristina Lavareda Baixinho |
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| description | ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify the content of documentation used between hospital and community care and describe the communication mechanisms that allow the continuity of care. Design We conducted a scoping review following the JBI recommendations. Methods The sources of the information used were obtained from the MEDLINE and CINAHL databases (via EBSCO), Web of Science, SCOPUS, Joanna Briggs Institute and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Additionally, grey literature was included. The databases searched from 2018 to 2023 for articles written in English and Portuguese. Two researchers independently screened articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and a third researcher adjudicated disagreements. Results We retrieved 3217 articles, of which 5 were included. Six themes were summarised from these articles: Communication and information between clinical practice environments; Discharge letter content; The use of technologies in healthcare communication; Client empowerment in information communication; Factors hindering the safe transition of information between hospital and community; and Benefits of secure information transition between hospital and community. Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care The results allow systematisation of the information that should accompany the person at the time of discharge to ensure the continuity of transitional care, including the patient/family's own perception of their difficulties and needs. Reporting Method PRISMA 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cdad35baea934bb78982c7f9204ee17f2025-08-20T02:40:40ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582025-03-01123n/an/a10.1002/nop2.70148The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping ReviewRafael Paulino Cruz Matos Ferreira0Beatriz Ferreira Narciso1Afonso Ramos2Sara Mendes3Sara Palma4Óscar Manuel Ramos Ferreira5Cristina Lavareda Baixinho6Nursing School of Lisbon Lisboa PortugalNursing School of Lisbon Lisboa PortugalHospital de Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira PortugalHospital de Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira PortugalHospital de Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira PortugalNursing School of Lisbon Lisboa PortugalNursing School of Lisbon Lisboa PortugalABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify the content of documentation used between hospital and community care and describe the communication mechanisms that allow the continuity of care. Design We conducted a scoping review following the JBI recommendations. Methods The sources of the information used were obtained from the MEDLINE and CINAHL databases (via EBSCO), Web of Science, SCOPUS, Joanna Briggs Institute and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Additionally, grey literature was included. The databases searched from 2018 to 2023 for articles written in English and Portuguese. Two researchers independently screened articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and a third researcher adjudicated disagreements. Results We retrieved 3217 articles, of which 5 were included. Six themes were summarised from these articles: Communication and information between clinical practice environments; Discharge letter content; The use of technologies in healthcare communication; Client empowerment in information communication; Factors hindering the safe transition of information between hospital and community; and Benefits of secure information transition between hospital and community. Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care The results allow systematisation of the information that should accompany the person at the time of discharge to ensure the continuity of transitional care, including the patient/family's own perception of their difficulties and needs. Reporting Method PRISMA 2020.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70148continuity of caredocumentationnursingtransitional care |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Paulino Cruz Matos Ferreira Beatriz Ferreira Narciso Afonso Ramos Sara Mendes Sara Palma Óscar Manuel Ramos Ferreira Cristina Lavareda Baixinho The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review Nursing Open continuity of care documentation nursing transitional care |
| title | The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | The Documentation Used by the Nurses During the Transition From the Hospital to the Community Setting: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | documentation used by the nurses during the transition from the hospital to the community setting a scoping review |
| topic | continuity of care documentation nursing transitional care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70148 |
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