Why the study?
Older hospitalized patients face a high risk of early readmission, warranting evaluation of enhanced coordinated transition programs on discharge.
Does a nurse-led hospital-to-home bridging program reduce unscheduled hospital readmissions or ED visits in older patients discharged from acute geriatric units?
Comparison
Nurse-led hospital-to-home bridging program vs control condition
Design
Stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Nurse-led bridging program did not reduce 30-day readmissions or ED visits; leaves open optimal transitional strategies in geriatric care.
Does a nurse-led hospital-to-home bridging program reduce unscheduled hospital readmissions or ED visits in older patients discharged from acute geriatric units?
A nurse-led hospital-to-home bridging program did not significantly reduce 30-day unscheduled readmissions or ED visits in older patients discharged from acute geriatric units.
Gilbert et al. (2020) studied this question.
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