A new multimodal geriatric discharge-planning intervention to prevent emergency visits and rehospitalizations of older adults: The optimization of medication in aged multicenter randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2017-2028

  Legrain, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Tubach, Florence ^a,b,d   Bonnet Zamponi, Dominique ^a,b   Lemaire, Aurélie ^e   Aquino, Jean Pierre ^f   Paillaud, Elena ^g,h   Taillandier Heriche, Elodie ^g   Thomas, Caroline ⁱ   Verny, Marc ^e,j   Pasquet, Blandine ^a   Moutet, Aline Lasserre ^k   Lieberherr, Déborah ^a,l   Lacaille, Sophie ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Paris 5 Descartes University EA 2496 U F R of Odontology   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Clinique de la Porte Verte   (France)

^g Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

^h FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^j SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^k GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^l HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

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Author keywords

hospital readmissions; patient education; transitional care; treatment review

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PARIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81755162285     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03628.x     Document Type: Review

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