Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76582, first published .
Identifying Key Predictors of Appropriate Discharge Destinations for Older Inpatients in Acute Care: Scoping Review

Identifying Key Predictors of Appropriate Discharge Destinations for Older Inpatients in Acute Care: Scoping Review

Identifying Key Predictors of Appropriate Discharge Destinations for Older Inpatients in Acute Care: Scoping Review

Christoph Leinert   1 , Dr med ;   Marina Liselotte Fotteler   1, 2 , Dr biol hum ;   Thomas Derya Kocar   1 , Dr med ;   Jessica Wolf   1 ;   Lisa Beissel   1 , BSc ;   Kathrin Grummich   3 , Diplom (FH) ;   Dhayana Dallmeier   1, 4 , Prof Dr med, PhD ;   Michael Denkinger   1 , Prof Dr med

1 Institute for Geriatric Research at Agaplesion Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany

2 DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany

3 ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne, Germany

4 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Christoph Leinert, Dr med
  • Institute for Geriatric Research at Agaplesion Bethesda Ulm
  • Ulm University Medical Center
  • Zollernring 26
  • Ulm 89073
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 07311870
  • Email: christoph.leinert@uni-ulm.de