Enhancing the efficacy of healthcare information websites: a case for the development of a best practice framework.

Online healthcare information has the potential to improve health outcomes via the widespread, cost-effective translation of research evidence into practice by healthcare professionals and use by consumers. However, comparatively little is known about how healthcare professionals and consumers engage with healthcare websites, or whether the knowledge that is made available through digital platforms is translated into better health outcomes. To realise the potential of such resources, we argue that an evidence-based framework-grounded in a nuanced understanding of how audiences engage with and use information provided by healthcare websites-is needed.

Towards reduction of preventable hospital readmission: Older people and family members' views on planned self-management of care at home.

Aims And Objectives: To reduce the likelihood of preventable readmissions, the aim was to investigate how older people (with their family members) managed their chronic health conditions at home following hospital discharge. The objectives explored older people and their family members' perspectives on how discharge plans assisted self-management of their chronic conditions, their recognition of deterioration and when to seek treatment/re-attend hospital.

Background: Chronic conditions have challenged older adults' self-management, particularly after hospital discharge and can impact on preventable readmission.