Testing a two step nursing intervention focused on decreasing rehospitalizations and nursing home admission post discharge from acute care

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 477-485

  Rosted, Elizabeth ^a,b   Poulsen, Ingrid ^b   Hendriksen, Carsten ^b,c   Petersen, Janne ^b   Wagner, Lis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geriatric nursing assessment; Intervention; Older people in ED; Randomized controlled trial; Transition from ED to home

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84888430323     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Danish Health and Medicines Authority Enchanced Efforts for the Elderly Medical Patient - Approach for a National Action Plan 2011 May 30, Danish Health and Medicines Authority, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Vinge S., Buch M.S. Uhensigtsmæssige indlæggelser - muligheder og. Fokus, Denmark 2007 Mar.
3. Khan S.A., Miskelly F.G., Platt J.S., Bhattachryya B.K. Missed diagnoses among elderly patients discharged from an accident and emergency department. JAccid Emerg Med 1996 Jul, 13(4):256-257.
4. Caplan G.A., Williams A.J., Daly B., Abraham K. Arandomized, controlled trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary intervention after discharge of elderly from the emergency department - the DEED II study. JAm Geriatr Soc 2004 Sep, 52(9):1417-1423.
5. Guttman A., Afilalo M., Guttman R., et al. An emergency department-based nurse discharge coordinator for elder patients: does it make a difference?. Acad Emerg Med 2004 Dec, 11(12):1318-1327.
6. Hegney D., Buikstra E., Chamberlain C., et al. Nurse discharge planning in the emergency department: a Toowoomba, Australia, study. JClin Nurs 2006 Aug, 15(8):1033-1044.
7. McCusker J., Verdon J., Tousignant P., de Courval L.P., Dendukuri N., Belzile E. Rapid emergency department intervention for older people reduces risk of functional decline: results of a multicenter randomized trial. JAm Geriatr Soc 2001 Oct, 49(10):1272-1281.
8. Runciman P., Currie C.T., Nicol M., Green L., McKay V. Discharge of elderly people from an accident and emergency department: evaluation of health visitor follow-up. JAdv Nurs 1996 Oct, 24(4):711-718.
9. Rubenstein L.Z., Joseph T. Freeman award lecture: comprehensive geriatric assessment: from miracle to reality. JGerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004 May, 59(5):473-477.
10. Campbell S.E., Seymour D.G., Primrose W.R. Asystematic literature review of factors affecting outcome in older medical patients admitted to hospital. Age Ageing 2004 Mar, 33(2):110-115.
11. Sinha S.K., Bessman E.S., Flomenbaum N., Leff B. Asystematic review and qualitative analysis to inform the development of a new emergency department-based geriatric case management model. Ann Emerg Med 2011 Jun, 57(6):672-682.
12. Gagnon A.J., Schein C., McVey L., Bergman H. Randomized controlled trial of nurse case management of frail older people. JAm Geriatr Soc 1999 Sep, 47(9):1118-1124.
13. Miller D.K., Lewis L.M., Nork M.J., Morley J.E. Controlled trial of a geriatric case-finding and liaison service in an emergency department. JAm Geriatr Soc 1996 May, 44(5):513-520.
14. Mion L.C., Palmer R.M., Meldon S.W., et al. Case finding and referral model for emergency department elders: a randomized clinical trial. Ann Emerg Med 2003 Jan, 41(1):57-68.
15. Basic D., Conforti D.A. Aprospective, randomised controlled trial of an aged care nurse intervention within the Emergency Department. Aust Health Rev 2005 Feb, 29(1):51-59.
16. Fealy G., McCarron M., O'Neill D., et al. Effectiveness of gerontologically informed nursing assessment and referral interventions for older persons attending the emergency department: systematic review. JAdv Nurs 2009 May, 65(5):934-935.
17. Hastings S.N., Heflin M.T. Asystematic review of interventions to improve outcomes for elders discharged from the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2005 Oct, 12(10):978-986.
18. McCaig L.F., Burt C.W. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 emergency department summary. Adv Data 2001 Jun 25, (320):1-34.
19. McCusker J., Cardin S., Bellavance F., Belzile E. Return to the emergency department among elders: patterns and predictors. Acad Emerg Med 2000 Mar, 7(3):249-259.
20. McCusker J., Dendukuri N., Tousignant P., Verdon J., Poulin dC., Belzile E. Rapid two-stage emergency department intervention for seniors: impact on continuity of care. Acad Emerg Med 2003 Mar, 10(3):233-243.
21. Rosted E., Wagner L., Hendriksen C., Poulsen I. Geriatric nursing assessment and intervention in an emergency department: a pilot study. Int J Older People Nurs 2012, 7(2):141-151.
22. McCusker J., Bellavance F., Cardin S., Belzile E., Verdon J. Prediction of hospital utilization among elderly patients during the 6 months after an emergency department visit. Ann Emerg Med 2000 Nov, 36(5):438-445.
23. Jones C.J., Rikli R.E., Beam W.C. A30-s chair-stand test as a measure of lower body strength in community-residing older adults. Res Q Exerc Sport 1999 Jun, 70(2):113-119.
24. Rinaldi P., Mecocci P., Benedetti C., et al. Validation of the five-item geriatric depression scale in elderly subjects in three different settings. JAm Geriatr Soc 2003 May, 51(5):694-698.
25. Weeks S.K., McGann P.E., Michaels T.K., Penninx B.W. Comparing various short-form Geriatric Depression Scales leads to the GDS-5/15. JNurs Scholarsh 2003, 35(2):133-137.
26. Folstein M.F., Folstein S.E., McHugh P.R. "Mini-mental state". A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. JPsychiatr Res 1975 Nov, 12(3):189-198.
27. Dziedzic L., Brady W.J., Lindsay R., Huff J.S. The use of the mini-mental status examination in the ED evaluation of the elderly. Am J Emerg Med 1998 Nov, 16(7):686-689.
28. Korner E.A., Lauritzen L., Nilsson F.M., Wang A., Christensen P., Lolk A. Mini mental state examination. Validation of new Danish version. Ugeskr Laeger 2008 Feb 25, 170(9):745-749.
29. Gandek B., Ware J.E., Aaronson N.K., et al. Cross-validation of item selection and scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in nine countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. JClin Epidemiol 1998 Nov, 51(11):1171-1178.
30. Ware J., Kosinski M., Keller S.D. A12-Item Short-Form Health Survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med Care 1996 Mar, 34(3):220-233.
31. World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects 2008, World Medical Association, World Medical Association.
32. Rosenblatt R.A., Wright G.E., Baldwin L.M., et al. The effect of the doctor-patient relationship on emergency department use among the elderly. Am J Public Health 2000 Jan, 90(1):97-102.
33. Verdon J., McCusker J., Dendukuri N., Belzile E. Detection of Active Geriatric Problems in the Emergency Department: Use of ISAR and Seisar. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Geriatric Society, Seattle, May 2-6, 2007 2007, American Geriatric Society.
34. Avlund K., Osler M., Damsgaard M.T., Christnesen U., Schroll M. The relations between musculoskeletal diseases and mobility among old people: are they influenced by socio-economic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors?. Int J Behav Med 2000, 7:332-339.
35. Ni Mhaolain A.M., Fan C.W., Romero-Ortuno R., et al. Frailty, depression, and anxiety in later life. Int Psychogeriatr 2012 Feb 14, 1-10.
36. Ballabio C., Bergamaschini L., Mauri S., et al. Acomprehensive evaluation of elderly people discharged from an Emergency Department. Intern Emerg Med 2008 Sep, 3(3):245-249.
37. Moons P., De Ridder K., Geyskens K., et al. Screening for risk of readmission of patients aged 65 years and above after discharge from the emergency department: predictive value of four instruments. Eur J Emerg Med 2007 Dec, 14(6):315-323.
38. King K.M., Thompson D.R. Pragmatic trials: is this a useful method in nursing research?. JClin Nurs 2008 Jun, 17(11):1401-1402.