Quality of transitional care of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.
Caroline Cechinel-Peiter, Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello and 5 others
PMID 35404992WHAT IT FOUND
Families gave hospital-to-home transitions an average score of 90.1 on a 0 to 100 scale.
Medication side-effect understanding and written care plans scored lowest. Children outside the hospitals' health region had higher scores.
Key findings
01The mean total CTM-15 score was 90.1 on a 0 to 100 scale.
02The lowest-rated item was understanding medication side effects, scoring 75.8, and the lowest-rated factor was care plan, scoring 86.3.
03Children living outside the hospitals' health region had higher transition quality scores than children living in the same health region.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The design was cross-sectional, so it shows associations at one point, not causes. The CTM-15 had no predefined cutoff point. Responses came from family perceptions, not observed care. The authors noted family gratitude toward the hospital may have influenced responses. Most respondents were mothers.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the mean score as proof that care transitions were good. The study measured family perceptions, had no predefined cutoff, and noted gratitude may have influenced responses.