Author, year, country | Country | Data collection/methodology | Sample | Setting | Cause of admission (n) |
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Andreasen, J, et al. (2015) [30] | Denmark | Semi-structured interviews/interpretive description | 7 Women 7 Men Age range: 69–93 Mean age: 80.6 years | At home approx. 1 week after discharge from hospital | 4 Pneumonia 1 Emboli 1 Amputee 1 Fall 1 Brain abscess 1 Weight loss 1 Hypoglycaemia 1 Renal failure 1 Pancreatitis 1 Type 2 diabetes 1 Dizziness |
Bagge et al. (2014) [41] | New Zealand | Semi-structured interviews/thematic analysis | 21 Women 19 Men Age range: 75–89 Mean age: not stated | At home 1–2 weeks after discharge from hospital | Not reported |
Dilworth et al. (2012) [40] | Australia | Semi-structured interview/thematic analysis | 1 Woman 2 MenAge range: not stated Mean age: not stated | In hospital after being readmitted to hospital following recent discharge (within 28 days) to their homes | 1 Renal failure/Fall 1 Cellulitis/Pulmonary emboli 1 Dizziness |
Dossa et al. (2012) [13] | United States | Semi-structured interviews/thematic coding technique informed by grounded theory methodology | 18 Men Age range:78–88 Mean age: not stated | At home 2 weeks, 1 month and 2 months after discharge from hospital | The discharge diagnoses included total hip or total knee replacements, laminectomy, diabetes, arthritis, coronary artery disease, hypertension and alcohol abuse |
Jones, GB (2012) [38] | United States | Semi-structured interviews/phenomenological hermeneutical interpretation method | 16 Women 4 Men Age range: 65–89 Mean age: 75 years | At follow-up visit in two cardiology/cardiovascular clinics within 4 weeks of discharge from hospital | The majority of participants had a cardiovascular medical diagnosis (n = 12, 60%) or experienced cardiovascular surgical procedures (n = 8, 40%) |
Karlsson et al. (2016) [43] | Sweden | Qualitative interview/content analysis | 7 Women 8 Men Age range: 65–86 Mean age: 71 years | At home within 2 months after discharge from hospital | 7 Surgery of aortic aneurysm 1 Epiglottitis 1 Pneumonia, sepsis 1 Pneumonia 1 Pulmonary edema 1 Pneumonia, sepsis, kidney failure 1 Myasthenia gravis, cardiac arrest 1 Unknown 1 Allergic shock |
Knight et al. (2011) [14] | United Kingdom | Semi-structured interviews/thematic analysis | 4 Women 3 Men Age range: 75–91 Mean age: 82.6 years | At home 6 weeks to 3 months after discharge from hospital | Not reported |
McKeown et al. (2007) [5] | Ireland | Qualitative interviews/ phenomenological approach | 5 Women 6 Men Age range: 71–92 Mean age: 81 years | At home 2 weeks after discharge from hospital | Not reported |
Neitherman et al. (2015) [15] | Canada | Semi-structured interviews/thematic analysis | 7 Women 10 Men Age range: 70–89 Mean age: 79 years | At home 2–5 weeks after discharge from hospital | The most common diagnoses for hospitalisation were cardiovascular conditions (congestive heart failure, stroke) and respiratory problems (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia). Other patients had a variety of health problems, including diabetes, kidney disease, gastro-intestinal and neurological problems and cancer |
Perry et al. (2011) [11] | New Zealand | Semi-structured interviews/interpretative phenomenological analysis | 8 Women 3 Men Age range: 66–88 Mean age 76.3 years | At home approx. 6 weeks after discharge from hospital | Orthopaedic lower limb surgery |
Reay et al. (2015) [39] | Australia | Semi-structured interviews /Giorgi’s phenomenological method | 6 Women 4 Men Age range: not stated Mean age: not stated | At home approx. 3 weeks after discharge | Total hip replacement surgery |
Rydeman et al. (2008) [42] | Sweden | Semi-structured interviews/grounded theory | 7 Women 10 Men Age range: 65–91 Mean age: 79 years | At home 4–8 weeks after discharge from hospital | 4 Infection 4 Heart problems 1 Rheumatic disease 3 Intestinal problems 1 Dehydration 1 Fracture 1 Pneumonia stroke 1 Intoxication |
Slatyer et al. (2013) [37] | Australia | Semi-structured interviews/thematic content analysis | 6 Women 6 Men Age range: 72–91 Mean age: 81.6 years | At home within 28 days of discharge (after readmission to hospital) | Breathing, gastric, renal or cardiovascular problems; falls; or chest pain7 |