Transitional Care Experiences of Patients with Hip Fracture Across Different Health Care Settings

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Patient Transitions.

PATIENT	SITE	LOCATION PRIOR TO FRACTURE	TRANSITION
Patient 1	Mid-Sized Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Inpatient Rehabilitation ➔ Retirement Home ➔ Home Care
Patient 2	Mid-Sized Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Inpatient Rehabilitation ➔ Home Care
Patient 3	Mid-Sized Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Home Care
Patient 4	Mid-Sized Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Home Care
Patient 5	Mid-Sized Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Inpatient Rehabilitation
Patient 6	Mid-Sized Urban	Long Term Care	Acute Care ➔ Long Term Care
Patient 7	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Retirement Home ➔ Home (no home care)
Patient 8	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural)➔Long Term Care ➔ Home (no home care)
Patient 9	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Urban) ➔ Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Home Care ➔ Out Patient Rehab
Patient 10	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Home Care
Patient 11	Rural	Home	Acute Care ➔ Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Long Term Care
Patient 12	Rural	Retirement Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Acute Care (Urban) ➔ Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Retirement Home (with home care)
Patient 13	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Long Term Care
Patient 14	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Home Care ➔ Out Patient Rehab
Patient 15	Rural	Home	Acute Care (Rural) ➔ Home Care ➔ Out Patient Rehab
Patient 16	Large Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Home Care
Patient 17	Large Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Inpatient Rehab ➔ Assisted Living ➔ Home Care
Patient 18	Large Urban	Home	Sub-Acute Care ➔ Readmission ➔ Inpatient Rehab ➔ Home Care
Patient 19	Large Urban	Home	Acute Care ➔ Inpatient Rehab ➔ Home (no home care)

Emerging Themes.

	THEME
1	Multiple different providers contributed to patient and family caregiver confusion
2	Family caregivers were not considered an important partner in the patient’s care
3	System-related issues impacted care experience
4	Patients and family caregivers felt uninformed
5	Transitions increased stress in patients and family caregivers
6	Care was not tailored to patient needs
7	Providers faced barriers in getting adequate information