title: [Handover between home and respite care facilities : Delphi survey within the context of continuity of care for people with dementia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Criteria for the handover between healthcare settings were identified based on a review and on results of empirical data.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was carried out to select the most relevant criteria for defining the quality of continuity of care of people with dementia (PwD) in the context of the handover between care at home and respite care facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A modified classical two-step Delphi design was used in combination with a group Delphi design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 28 core criteria with a consensus strength of > 60 % are presented. Safety-relevant information, especially the personal habits of PwD and the role of informal caregivers in the handover between care settings are important. Furthermore, the following general principles to ensure the quality of continuity of the care of PwD were deduced: completeness, verification, multipath communication, timeliness and topicality, accessibility and defined responsibilities, roles and standardization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A successful transition of PwD to respite care facilities relies on the provision of relevant information, considering personal habits, before the day of transition. Furthermore, a timely preparation for discharge is important. The individual needs of the informal caregivers with regard to their support should be considered. Professionals who are responsible in handover processes should have solid communication competence in order to collect relevant information from informal caregivers, who have a strong individual care experience with the PwD.
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen, Standort Witten, Stockumer Str. 12, 58452, Witten, Deutschland. silke.kuske@dzne.de.|Department für Pflegewissenschaft, Fakultät für Gesundheit der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Deutschland. silke.kuske@dzne.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuske
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen, Standort Witten, Stockumer Str. 12, 58452, Witten, Deutschland.|Department für Pflegewissenschaft, Fakultät für Gesundheit der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roes
authors.affiliation: Department für Pflegewissenschaft, Fakultät für Gesundheit der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartholomeyczik
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003697:Delphi Technique; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000592:standards*; D015995:Prevalence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012144:Respite Care / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Communication; Dementia; Information; Patient safety; Quality