Title |
Intermediate care in nursing home after hospital admission: a randomized controlled trial with one year follow-up
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-7-889 |
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Authors |
Jo Kåre Herfjord, Torhild Heggestad, Håkon Ersland, Anette Hylen Ranhoff |
Abstract |
Intermediate care is intended to reduce hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. In Norway, a model was developed with transfer to intermediate care shortly after hospital admission. Efficacy and safety of this model have not been studied previously.In a parallel-group randomized controlled trial, patients over 70 years living at home before admission were eligible if clinically stable, without need for surgical treatment and deemed suited for intermediate care by attending physician. Intervention group patients were transferred to a nursing home unit with increased staff and multidisciplinary assessment, for a maximum stay of three weeks. Patients in the control group received usual care in hospital. Blinding to group assignment was not possible.The primary outcome was number of days living at home in a follow-up period of 365 days. Secondary outcomes were mortality, hospital admissions, need for residential care and home care services. Data were obtained from patient records and registers. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 61 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 12 | 19% |
Researcher | 8 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Unknown | 20 | 32% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
Mathematics | 2 | 3% |
Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Unknown | 21 | 34% |