A randomised controlled trial to prevent hospital readmissions and loss of functional ability in high risk older adults: A study protocol

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Courtney, Mary D ^a,b   Edwards, Helen E ^b   Chang, Anne M ^b,c   Parker, Anthony W ^b   Finlayson, Kathleen ^b   Hamilton, Kyra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

discharge planning; exercise; in home follow up; Older adults; randomised control trial; telephone follow up

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 80052035401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-202     Document Type: Article

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