The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

N/ATerminatedNCT01949831

Aarhus University Hospital52 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Geriatric Disorder

Interventions

Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at homeOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital * aged 65+ * resident in City of Aarhus. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home * patients without walking ability * patients who do not speak or read Danish * terminally ill patients * patients transferred to other hospital departments

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Re-admission

\*Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected.

Time frame: Re-admission in 26 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Mortality

Time frame: 30 day mortality

Functional ability

Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20

Time frame: 4 and 26 weeks after intervention

Re-admission

Time frame: Re-admission within 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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