Why the study?
Does pharmacist telephone follow-up reduce 60-day readmission, emergency care encounters, or mortality in older adults with cognitive difficulties after hospital discharge?
Population
501 inpatients aged 65 and older with delirium risk or prescribed a dementia medication at a Tertiary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
60 days
Authors
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May support pharmacist calls to reduce readmissions in cognitively impaired older adults; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does pharmacist telephone follow-up reduce 60-day readmission, emergency care encounters, or mortality in older adults with cognitive difficulties after hospital discharge?
Pharmacist-led medication review and telephone follow-up after discharge is associated with reduced 60-day hospital readmissions in older adults with cognitive difficulties.
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