Can municipality-based post-discharge follow-up visits including a general practitioner reduce early readmission among the fragile elderly (65+ years old)? A randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 65-73

  Thygesen, Lau Caspar ^a   Fokdal, Sara ^b   Gjorup, Thomas ^c   Taylor, Rod S ^a,d   Zwisler, Ann Dorthe ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Holbaek College of Education   (Denmark)

^c Holbæk University Hospital   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health nursing; Denmark; Frail elderly; Patient readmission; Population register; Primary health care; Quality of health care; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; NURSES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84937840949     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2015.1041831     Document Type: Article

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