Using the SBAR4 model for management of a patient with complex comorbidites in the home care setting - A case study
- Author:
Tay Wei YI
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Low Lian LENG
Author Information
- Keywords: Transitional Care; Home Care; Complex Care; Complex Patient; SBAR4
- From:The Singapore Family Physician 2017;43(3):26-30
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
- Abstract: This home care case illustrates how the SBAR4 model can be used for a complex patient during a transitional care period to define the active problems at hand and the conditions needed to ensure successful outcomes of the management plans. Two home visits are described in this article: first, a home visit done after multiple hospital admissions for fluid overload and congestive cardiac failure; and second, a subsequent visit done after a fall with a resultant clavicle fracture impacting patient’s function and self-care abilities
