Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an outreach support program for family carers of older people discharged from hospital

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Toye, Christine ^a,b   Moorin, Rachael ^a,c,d   Slatyer, Susan ^a,b   Aoun, Samar M ^a   Parsons, Richard ^a   Hegney, Desley ^e,f   Maher, Sean ^b   Hill, Keith D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Silver Chain   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84933533097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0065-5     Document Type: Article

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