Table 2 Data extraction categories for eligible studies
From: Transition in care from paramedics to emergency department nurses: a systematic review protocol
Category | Data extracted |
|---|---|
Study characteristics | First author, year, country of origin, funding source, study objective, study design |
Participants | Recruitment strategy, inclusion criteria, number of participants, demographic characteristics, professional designations |
Setting and handover | Setting and context, descriptions of handover and relationships, tools to improve transitions in care |
Intervention characteristics | Content, delivery method, unit of delivery, deliverer, setting, exposure, time, adherence |
Outcomes and tools | Experience and perceptions of transitions in care; factors (barriers and facilitators) that influence transitions in care; quality of information exchanged between EMS practitioners and ED nurses; recommendations or tools to improve transitions in care; patient-level outcomes (clinical, satisfaction, patient-reported outcomes), provider- and team-level outcomes (satisfaction, time at triage, communication, teamwork), system-level outcomes (errors, patient safety, quality of care, patient flow, costs) |