Date of Award
2017
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Master's Paper
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Nursing
Department
School of Nursing
College
Health Professions
Faculty Advisor
Kiser-Larson, Norma
Description
The main focus of this systematic literature review was to assess research on care transitions in the veteran population as well as the effects of patient education interventions. A variety of care transition interventions were discovered in the literature. The majority of the interventions described in the research were based upon earlier research by Coleman, Parry, Chalmers and Min - The Care Transitions Intervention (2006), and Naylor and Keating - Transitional Care Model (2008). The large variety in patient populations, heterogeneity of interventions, and lack of protocols hinders direct comparisons between the care transition interventions. Apparent assessment methods for patient education success were largely absent in the literature reviewed. Improved communication, standardization of interventions, and predictions models are likely to be beneficial in developing successful care transition programs in the future for veterans as well as other patient populations.
Recommended Citation
Kallioniemi, Tuula Elina, "Transitions of Care in the Veteran Population and the Effects of Patient Education on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review" (2017). Nursing. 71.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/nursing/71
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26383