Hospital discharge planning in cardiac care: study protocol for a mixed-methods study on the implementation, influencing factors and quality of care in Germany
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Bergische University of Wuppertal and the German Federal Office for Social Security. Informed consent will be obtained for all primary data collections. Hospital managing directors will be informed prior to the hospital survey and will be able to withdraw consent. Patients can withdraw their consent at any time. Secondary data will be analysed in pseudonymised form to ensure patient confidentiality. Results will be disseminated through workshops, regional and international conferences and peer-reviewed publications.
Authors
- Vera Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7087-2400)
- Dirk Horenkamp‐Sonntag
- Udo Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-3307)
- Susan Gottschalk
- Gabriele Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3188-2902)
- Steffen Fleischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1345-2500)
- Kai Svane Blume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-4600)
- Bjoern Andrew Remppis
- Jonas Schreyoegg
- R. L. Bartels
- Karl Blum
- Lena Imhof
- Robin Heber
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Wuppertal (DE)
- Techniker Krankenkasse (Germany) (DE)
- Klinik Lüneburger Heide (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102212
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss