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| Name | Class |
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| Health Navigator | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to identify persons with high risk of frequent hospital admissions and by counselling by one in depth interview followed by frequent telephone contacts improve their quality of life and reduce their healthcare utilization.
Participants are identified by administrative data and a model predicting high risk of future healthcare utilization. Participants are invited to the study by mail. After informed consent participants are randomized to either active treatment or control 3:1. Active patients have an in depth interview with a specially trained nurse. Further counselling by telephone weekly for 6-9 months.
Quality of Life is measured by SF-36 every 3 months for one year both in active participants and in controls.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active patient support | Active Comparator | Interview followed by frequent telephone support Questionnaire every 3 months |
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| Controls | No Intervention | Questionnaire every 3 months |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview followed by frequent telephone support | Behavioral | Interview followed by telephone support |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of Life reported by the participants with use of Short Form 36 | Questionaire Short Form-36 Every 3 months for one year | |
| Health Care Utilization - Admissions to and days in hospital | The use of different health care systems will be recorded | One year |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Knud Rasmussen, MD DMSci | Contact | +45 60168891 | kra@regionsjaelland.dk | |
| Ellen B Zacho, Chief Consul | Contact | + 45 24835717 | ellenz@regionsjaelland.dk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Knud Rasmussen, MD DMSci | Research Consultant | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Regional Research | Roskilde | 4000 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010342 | Patient Acceptance of Health Care |
| ID | Term |
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| D000074822 | Treatment Adherence and Compliance |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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