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. 2019 May 17;22(5):863–873. doi: 10.1111/hex.12916

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included in the scoping review (n = 7)

First Author (year) Country Study objective Study design Sample characteristics (age, sex) Total sample size
Cressman (2013),18 Canada To describe older patients’ and family caregivers’ experiences with delayed discharge Qualitative interviews

  • 5 patients (82‐89 y; 3 females, 2 males)

  • 4 caregivers (48‐59 y; 3 females, 1 male)

 9
Kuluski (2017),19 Canada To understand the experiences of family caregivers of patients experiencing a delayed discharge to a long‐term care facility Qualitative interviews

  • 15 caregivers (age not reported; 9 females, 6 males)

 15 a
Kydd (2008),23 United Kingdom To describe frail, older patients’ lives after being classified as delayed discharge patients Qualitative ethnography: interviews and observations

  • 14 patients total (age and sex not reported)

  • 3 patients in a detailed care report (age not reported; 3 females)

 14 b
McCloskey (2015),24 Canada To provide insight into the experiences of patients with delayed discharge and their family members Qualitative interviews

  • 16 patients (mean age 85 y (SD 11.1); 11 females, 5 males)

  • 4 caregivers (age not reported; 2 males, 1 female, 1 unknown)

 20
Patrick (2006),25 United States To assess the effectiveness of a group intervention designed to encourage discharges for patients hesitant to be discharged Mixed‐methods study evaluating a group intervention

  • 7 patients (age not reported; all male)

 7
Swinkels (2009),26 United States To assess older patients’ experiences with delayed discharge from an acute hospital setting Qualitative interviews

  • 23 patients (mean age 82 y (SD 5.4); 12 females, 11 males)

 23
Wilson (2013),27 Canada To understand older patients’ lived experiences as they waited in the hospital for discharge to a nursing home bed Mixed methods: qualitative interviews, observations, photo‐voice; quantitative analysis of discharge data c Qualitative Phase:

  • 9 patients (ages 80‐92 y; 6 females, 3 males)

 9
a

Fifteen family caregivers were interviewed pertaining to twelve individual patients.

b

Fourteen delayed discharge patients included in the study; however, detailed descriptions were provided for three patients only.

c

Only the qualitative portions of this study are reported in this scoping review.