Acute illness could be enormous stress for frail people. Combining comprehensive geriatric assessment and multifactorial intervention has positive effects on frail community older adults. However, few studies investigated the effects of post-acute care (PAC) in frail older patients who just recovered from acute hospitalization. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of PAC on frail older adults in Taiwan.
Frail patients aged \>= 75 were recruited and divided into PAC or control groups. The PAC group received comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and multifactorial intervention for two to four weeks. The control group received CGA only. The primary outcomes were 90-day emergency room visits, readmissions, and mortality after PAC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
254
A personalized care program, focusing on managing geriatric syndromes and improving functional performances. Strength training, activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) practice, basic mobility training, reconditioning exercise, and home environment assessment and modification.
Taipei City Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
90-day emergency room visits
Emergency room visits after post-acute care
Time frame: 90 days after post-acute care
90-day readmissions
Readmissions visits after post-acute care
Time frame: 90 days after post-acute care
90-day mortality
Mortality after post-acute care
Time frame: 90 days after post-acute care
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