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Table 2 Timing of transfer of medical and nursing discharge summaries

From: Process evaluation of an integrated care pathway in geriatric rehabilitation for people with complex health problems

Setting

Hospital – GRa

GR – Primary care

Type of discharge summary

Medical

Nursing

Medical

Nursing

n = 107

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

On time (day of discharge)

97

91

70

65

31

29

56

52

Too late (after the day of discharge)

1

1

3

3

67

62

1

1

Not received at all

6

5

5

5

4

4

5

5

Unknown (no date on the document)

3

3

29

27

-

-

38

35

Not applicableb

-

-

5

5

7

7

  1. a GR Geriatric rehabilitation
  2. bNot applicable means that the patient is either deceased, readmitted in the hospital or does not need home care