Aline Marques Acosta1, Maria Alice Dias da Silva Lima1, Ione Carvalho Pinto2, Luciana Andressa Feil Weber3. 1. Departamento de Assistência e Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 2. Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. 3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of the care transition for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases discharged from the emergency department to home. METHOD: A cross-sectional observational and epidemiological study conducted at an emergency department in the South of Brazil with 117 patients and 81 caregivers. The Care Transitions Measure was applied by phone to collect data. A descriptive and analytical statistical analysis was performed. RESULTS: The quality of the care transition's total score was close to satisfactory (69.5). The "Self-Management Training" factor had the highest score (70.6), while "Understanding medications" had the lowest (68.3). Items related to understanding medications and confidence in carrying out care after discharge obtained lower scores. CONCLUSIONS: A moderate quality of the care transition was evidenced, as well as the need to adopt strategies to improve the emergency department discharge process and the continuity of the care of patients with chronic diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of the care transition for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases discharged from the emergency department to home. METHOD: A cross-sectional observational and epidemiological study conducted at an emergency department in the South of Brazil with 117 patients and 81 caregivers. The Care Transitions Measure was applied by phone to collect data. A descriptive and analytical statistical analysis was performed. RESULTS: The quality of the care transition's total score was close to satisfactory (69.5). The "Self-Management Training" factor had the highest score (70.6), while "Understanding medications" had the lowest (68.3). Items related to understanding medications and confidence in carrying out care after discharge obtained lower scores. CONCLUSIONS: A moderate quality of the care transition was evidenced, as well as the need to adopt strategies to improve the emergency department discharge process and the continuity of the care of patients with chronic diseases.