Quality of transitional care of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

• Autor(a) principal: Cechinel-Peiter,Caroline
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lanzoni,Gabriela Marcellino de Melo, de Mello,Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira, Acosta,Aline Marques, Pina,Juliana Coelho, de Andrade,Selma Regina, Oelke,Nelly Donszelmann, dos Santos,José Luís Guedes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342022000100438
• topic: Child; Chronic Disease; Continuity of Patient Care; Nursing Care; Patient Discharge; Transitional Care

Abstract Objective: To analyze which factors may be associated with the quality-of-care transition of children with chronic diseases from the hospital to their home. Method: A cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out in two hospitals in Southern Brazil, from February to September 2019. Participants included 167 family members of children with chronic disease. Data collection took place through a demographic questionnaire, and the use of the Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). Results: The average score for the quality of care transition was 90.1 (sd = 19.5) (0–100). Factor 1, “Health management preparation”, was the one with the highest self-perceived average, 92.3 (sd = 11.6), while Factor 4, “Care plan”, had the lowest average, 86.3 (sd = 21.3). The quality of care transition was higher for patients living in municipalities belonging to health regions other than the hospital’s. Conclusion: The quality of care transition for children with chronic diseases, perceived by the children’s family members, in the discharge process from the hospital to home, was considered high. Living in a health region other than the hospital’s region was associated with better perception of the quality of care transition.