The establishment of ICU transitional care program

Objective To establish ICU transitional care program. Methods Delphi method was used to interview 25 experts and two rounds of mailing interview were taken. Results The returning rates of two rounds of mailing were both 100%. The authority coefficient of the experts was 0.808, and coordination coefficient of experts′ opinion was 0.179. The program included 7 first level indexes, 8 second level indexes, and 40 third level indexes, including purpose, nursing object, implementer, time point, place, nursing content and evaluation indicators. According to different time points, it was divided to three phases: before, during, and after transfer from the ICU to a general ward. Conclusions The program developed in this study is scientific and reliable, which can provide some reference for the practice and research of ICU transitional care in China. Key words: Intensive care units; Transitional care; Delphi method