Why is hospital discharge so difficult? Reconsidering patient trajectories in theory and practice: Insights from an ethnographic study of transitions in hip fracture care

Allen, Davina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6729-7502 2024. Why is hospital discharge so difficult? Reconsidering patient trajectories in theory and practice: Insights from an ethnographic study of transitions in hip fracture care. Social Science & Medicine 347 , 116769. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116769

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Abstract

This paper combines translational mobilisation theory and assemblage thinking to elaborate the patient trajectory concept. Deploying ethnographic research on transitions in hip fracture care in Wales (2014–2016), it describes and explains the structures and logics that condition transition interfaces, how transition infrastructures enact patients and with what effects. Comparative analysis of transition in three distinctive assemblages offers new insights into the challenges of hospital discharge and opportunities for research and improvement.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0277-9536
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 March 2024
Date of Acceptance:	8 March 2024
Last Modified:	30 May 2024 12:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167360

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