The transitional care from hospital to home for stroke survivors and their caregivers: A systematic review
Mayra Veronese, Ercole Vellone, Rosaria Alvaro, Gianluca Pucciarelli
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe transitional care after hospital discharge to home in stroke survivors and their caregivers. DESIGN: A systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science. This systematic review included studies examining transition care from hospital to home in stroke survivors. RESULTS: Thirty studies were included in this systematic review. The main intervention observed in this systematic review was educational. Intervention programs, such as health coaching activities, home visits, telephone follow-up, and informative intervention during transition care from hospitals to home, could improve quality of life, self-efficacy, physical function, and activities of daily living in both stroke survivors and caregivers. This systematic review will help nurses and physicians to implement specific interventions during transitional period for stroke survivors, supporting and improving care delivery during this critical period. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports educational and informative interventions to improve the physical functioning, quality of life, and self-efficacy of stroke survivors and reduce caregiver strain.