TY - JOUR T1 - Review: evidence of the effectiveness of discharge planning is equivocal JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 123 LP - 123 DO - 10.1136/ebm.6.4.123 VL - 6 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/07/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/6/4/123.abstract N2 - (2000) Cochrane Database Syst Rev. (4) CD000313. Parkes J, Shepperd S. . Discharge planning from hospital to home.. ;. :. (latest version 17 Aug 2000)..OpenUrlPubMed
 
 QUESTION: Does discharge planning from hospital to home improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs? Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966–96), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980–96), Sigle (1980–96), Bioethics (1985–96), Health Plan (all years), Assia (all years), PsycLIT (1974–96), CINAHL (1982–96), the Cochrane Library (all years), EconLit (1969–96), Social Science Citation Index (1992–6), and the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) specialised register; reviewing reference lists of relevant articles; and contacting experts. Randomised controlled trials and other controlled trials were selected if they included patients in acute, rehabilitation, or community hospitals and assessed a discharge planning intervention (development of an individualised discharge … ER -