Key result
A telephone-based Enhanced Discharge Planning Program increased completed physician visits at 30 days versus usual care, but had no effect on patient or caregiver stress or hospital readmissions.
Why the study?
Does a telephone-based Enhanced Discharge Planning Program improve stress, health care utilization, readmissions, and mortality in hospitalized older adults at risk of post-discharge complications?
RCT
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Does a telephone-based Enhanced Discharge Planning Program improve stress, health care utilization, readmissions, and mortality in hospitalized older adults at risk of post-discharge complications?
A telephone-based transitional care intervention for at-risk older adults improved 30-day physician follow-up rates but did not significantly reduce hospital readmissions or stress.
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Improves 30-day follow-up without reducing readmissions or stress; challenges expectations for broad transitional care benefits in at-risk older adults.
Altfeld et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in Risk of post-discharge complications. Enhanced Discharge Planning Program vs. Usual care was evaluated on Stress, health care utilization, readmissions, and mortality. A telephone-based Enhanced Discharge Planning Program increased completed physician visits at 30 days versus usual care, but had no effect on patient or caregiver stress or hospital readmissions.
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