Key result
A community support scheme using care attendants significantly reduced the mean number of days spent in hospital over 18 months compared with standard aftercare (17.1 vs 30.6 days; p=0.014).
Why the study?
Does a community support scheme using care attendants reduce hospital readmissions and improve independence in elderly patients over 75 discharged to their own homes?
RCT (n=903)
Randomized
Does a community support scheme using care attendants reduce hospital readmissions and improve independence in elderly patients over 75 discharged to their own homes?
A community-based hospital discharge scheme providing care attendant support significantly reduces hospital readmission days over 18 months in elderly patients.
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Supports post-discharge community attendant schemes in elderly patients; extends RCT evidence for reducing hospital utilization.
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Townsend et al. (1988) conducted an RCT in Elderly patients discharged from hospital (n=903). Community support scheme using care attendants vs. Standard aftercare was evaluated on Hospital readmission rates or activities of daily living scale (p=0.014). A community support scheme using care attendants significantly reduced the mean number of days spent in hospital over 18 months compared with standard aftercare (17.1 vs 30.6 days; p=0.014).
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