Assessment of Functional Ability and Follow-up at Home for Older Medical Patients

N/ACompletedNCT02078466

Aarhus University Hospital380 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

380

Conditions

Geriatric Disorder

Interventions

Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at homeOTHER

Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to Medical Visitations Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital * Aged 65+ * Resident in City of Aarhus Exclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted from nursing home * Patients transferred to other hospital departments * Patients terminally ill

Locations (1)

Medicinsk Visitationsafsnit

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Readmission

Time frame: Readmission in 26 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Readmission

Time frame: Readmission in 30 days

Mortality

Time frame: Mortality in 26 weeks

Number of contacts with GP

Time frame: 26 weeks

Number of contacts with emergency Physician

Time frame: 26 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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