A MODEL OF REGULAR GERIATRIC FOLLOW-UP BY HOME VISITS TO SELECTED PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM A GERIATRIC WARD - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

被引：38

作者：

HANSEN, FR ^{[1
]}

POULSEN, H ^{[1
]}

SORENSEN, KH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV COPENHAGEN,GLOSTRUP HOSP,DEPT GERIATR,GLOSTRUP,DENMARK

来源：

AGING-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH | 1995年 / 7卷 / 03期

关键词：

FOLLOW-UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; TARGETING;

D O I：

10.1007/BF03324316

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to describe and evaluate a model of regular follow-up by home visits to selected elderly patients discharged from a geriatric ward. Ninety-seven patients were randomized to receive regular follow-up visits by a geriatric team at 1, 3, 8 and 16 weeks after discharge, and 96 patients to receive standard care. Based on the geriatric evaluation, medical and social adjustment was carried out, if indicated. Six months after discharge, significantly more patients in the intervention group were allocated to home help (p<0.05), but only 42 (44%) were readmitted to a hospital, vs 62 (64%) in the control group (p<0.005). Differences between the groups in mortality and nursing-home placement were not statistically significant. Regular follow-up home visits by a geriatric team after inpatient geriatric evaluation and management reduce the risk of hospital readmissions among highly selected frail geriatric patients.

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页码：202 / 206

页数：5

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