Key result
Except for discharge planning and transitional care, in-hospital interventions did not significantly reduce hospital readmissions among adults aged 65 and older.
Why the study?
Existing systematic review evidence needed synthesis regarding the effectiveness of in-hospital interventions to prevent or reduce avoidable readmissions in older adults aged 65 and over.
Do in-hospital interventions reduce avoidable hospital readmissions in adults aged 65 and over?
Comparison
11 in-hospital intervention types vs comparators
Design
Umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Authors
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Most in-hospital interventions lack evidence for reducing readmissions in older adults; reinforces discharge planning and transitional care while highlighting research gaps.
Systematic Review
Do in-hospital interventions reduce avoidable hospital readmissions in adults aged 65 and over?
There is limited evidence supporting the effectiveness of most in-hospital interventions to reduce readmissions in older adults, with the exception of discharge planning and transitional care.
Conroy et al. (2020) conducted a systematic review in Hospital readmissions. In-hospital interventions was evaluated on Hospital readmissions. Except for discharge planning and transitional care, in-hospital interventions did not significantly reduce hospital readmissions among adults aged 65 and older.
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