Early Revisit to the Emergency Department: An Integrative Review

According to Whittemore and Knafl, the inclusion of diverse data sources, including both empirical and theoretical studies, makes the process of data evaluation in an integrative review more complicated and may provide little value.8 Therefore, both empirical and theoretical studies were included in the integrative review. Smokers who were caregivers of a child with asthma 224 Asthma education and smoking counseling (3 home visits) by a nurse 12-mo data showed a significant reduction in mean annual ED visits Sockrider et al, 200637 9 and 12 mo Children with acute asthma symptoms 464 (263 intervention group, 201 control group) TEDAS pediatric asthma educational intervention used a computer-based resource, follow-up telephone call, and asthma education hotline to provide a customized asthma action plan and educational summary Return ED visits were significantly lower in the intervention group;caregiver self-confidence and well-visit follow-up were significantly effective in the intervention group Tsai et al, 200538 72 h Febrile pediatric patients 110 ED nurses provided health education about febrile pediatrics to children's family, follow-up and consultation by telephone Unplanned ED revisit rate decreased from 6.8% to 4.9% Wong et al, 200439 30 d Patients with fever or a respiratory or gastrointestinal condition 395 intervention group, 400 control group Planned telephone consultations by an experienced ED nurse Health outcome and 30-day ED revisits were significantly improved in the intervention group Woods et al, 201240 --