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Moving elderly inpatients to a transitional care facility reduced hospital stay but increased time to transfer to long term care
Peter Griffiths. Evidence-Based Nursing, 2006-06-23
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Crotty M, Whitehead CH, Wundke R, et al . Transitional care facility for elderly people in hospital awaiting a long term care bed: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2005;331:1110.[OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Q What are the effects of moving elderly inpatients waiting for a long term care bed to a transitional care facility (TCF)? ### ![Graphic][3] Design: randomised controlled trial. ### ![Graphic][4] Allocation: {concealed}.* ### ![Graphic][5] Blinding: blinded {data collectors and outcome assessors}.* ### ![Graphic][6] Follow up period: 4 months. ### ![Graphic][7] Setting: 3 public hospitals in southern Adelaide, Australia. ### ![Graphic][8] Patients: 320 patients in acute care hospital beds who were to be transferred to long term care, had completed assessments, and were medically stable and ready for hospital discharge; patients with dementia and behavioural problems were included if no additional nursing staff would be required for their care. ### ![Graphic][9] Intervention: 212 patients were allocated to be moved to an off-site TCF, which was run by the 3 hospitals and a private provider. Care was based on … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DBMJ%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1136%252Fbmj.38638.441933.63%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F16267077%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=bmj&resid=331/7525/1110&atom=%2Febnurs%2F9%2F3%2F90.atom [3]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif [4]: /embed/inline-graphic-2.gif [5]: /embed/inline-graphic-3.gif [6]: /embed/inline-graphic-4.gif [7]: /embed/inline-graphic-5.gif [8]: /embed/inline-graphic-6.gif [9]: /embed/inline-graphic-7.gif
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Griffiths, P. (2006). Moving elderly inpatients to a transitional care facility reduced hospital stay but increased time to transfer to long term care. Evidence-Based Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.3.90
Vancouver
Griffiths P. Moving elderly inpatients to a transitional care facility reduced hospital stay but increased time to transfer to long term care. Evidence-Based Nursing. 2006. doi:10.1136/ebn.9.3.90. PMID: 16865841.
BibTeX
@article{griffiths2006-16865841,
author = {Griffiths, Peter},
title = {{Moving elderly inpatients to a transitional care facility reduced hospital stay but increased time to transfer to long term care}},
journal = {Evidence-Based Nursing},
year = {2006},
doi = {10.1136/ebn.9.3.90},
pmid = {16865841},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.3.90}
}
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Key findings
- Crotty M, Whitehead CH, Wundke R, et al .
- Transitional care facility for elderly people in hospital awaiting a long term care bed: randomised controlled trial.
- BMJ 2005;331:1110.[OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Q What are the effects of moving elderly inpatients waiting for a long term care bed to a transitional care facility (TCF)? ### ![Graphic][3] Design: randomised controlled trial. ### ![Graphic][4] Allocation: {concealed}.* ### ![Graphic][5]
- Care was based on … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DBMJ%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1136%252Fbmj.38638.441933.63%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F16267077%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-
Why it matters
This randomised controlled trial found that moving elderly inpatients waiting for a long-term care bed to a transitional care facility reduced hospital stay but increased time to transfer to long-term care. Patients with dementia and behavioural problems were included if no additional nursing staff would be required.
Study details
- Study designrandomized controlled trial
- Participants320
- Effect size10.1136%; 441933.63%
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 50/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Evidence-Based Nursing) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Evidence-Based Nursing: journal h-index 45 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2006 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 320 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 22 year(s) since 2006 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Peter Griffiths: h-index 70 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | King's College London: institution h-index 1,348 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16865841) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 50 / 100 | — |
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