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

• Main Authors: Caroline Cechinel-Peiter (Author), Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni (Author), Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello (Author), Aline Marques Acosta (Author), Juliana Coelho Pina (Author), Selma Regina de Andrade (Author), Nelly Donszelmann Oelke (Author), José Luís Guedes dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

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.

Item Description

1980-220X
10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0535