Interventions incorporating a multi‐disciplinary team approach and a dedicated care team can help reduce preventable hospital readmissions of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review of current literature
Authors' conclusion
This scoping review is an attempt at exploring and synthesising current research on interventions that hospitals can implement to reduce preventable hospital readmissions of people with T2DM.
Study context
- Population
- People with T2D admitted to hospital
- Outcome
- Interventions hospitals can implement to reduce preventable hospital readmissions of people with T2D
Methodological detailsSearched Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline, University of New England (UNE) library search engine and Google Scholar
- Searched CINAHL, Medline, UNE library search engine and Google Scholar
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hospital readmissions
- Interventions started at index admission for people with T2D can reduce hospital readmissions
- Common successful strategies: multidisciplinary team approach, dedicated care team, certified diabetes educator appointments, basic survival skills education, influencing hospital protocol development and implementation
Original publication
Interventions incorporating a multi‐disciplinary team approach and a dedicated care team can help reduce preventable hospital readmissions of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review of current literature. Diabet Med. Published 17 September 2022. doi:10.
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