Aspect | Examples of items included in the tools | Number of tools covering the aspect |
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Specific medical diagnoses | Suspected fracture, ACSC (asthma, congestive heart failure, angina, grand mal seizure disorder, hypoglycaemia, hypertension, etc.), death | 8 |
Acuteness or severity of symptoms at time of transition | Sudden onset of unconsciousness, incapacitating pain, tachycardia, gastrointestinal bleeding symptoms, signs of being systemically unwell | 7 |
Resident’s characteristics prior to admission to hospital | Resident’s baseline health status, level of functional ability, resident with advanced cognitive impairment, presence of a terminal illness | 6 |
Resource availability/requirement | Requirement of intravenous antibiotics, laboratory, radiology, admission to hospital, physician and nurse availability and expertise | 10 |
Residents’/families’ wishes | Advance care directive in place, request of hospital admission or emergency department visit by family | 3 |
Information on the existence of a care plan | Actions taken by staff before the transfer (including presence of advanced care planning) | 1 |