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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| VIA University College | OTHER |
| Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Ã…rhus University, Denmark | OTHER |
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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an intervention that consist of assessment of functional ability, rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for older medical patients.
The hypothesis is that assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home reduce the older medical patient's risk of readmission. Also the intervention is expected to reduce mortality, number of contacts to general practitioners and emergency physician
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | No Intervention | Usual care | |
| Assessment of functional ability | Experimental | Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home | Other | Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Readmission | Readmission in 26 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Readmission | Readmission in 30 days | |
| Mortality | Mortality in 26 weeks | |
| Number of contacts with GP |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hans Kirkegaard, Professor | Center for Acute Research Aarhus University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Medicinsk Visitationsafsnit | Aarhus | 8000 | Denmark |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29731615 | Derived | Nielsen LM, Maribo T, Kirkegaard H, Petersen KS, Lisby M, Oestergaard LG. Effectiveness of the "Elderly Activity Performance Intervention" on elderly patients' discharge from a short-stay unit at the emergency department: a quasi-experimental trial. Clin Interv Aging. 2018 Apr 26;13:737-747. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S162623. eCollection 2018. |
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| 26 weeks |
| Number of contacts with emergency Physician | 26 weeks |