Why the study?
Does an intensive outpatient treatment program reduce readmission rates and hospital days in adult asthmatics with multiple prior hospitalizations?
Population
104 adult asthmatics who had previously required multiple hospitalizations for asthma attacks
Comparison
Intensive outpatient treatment clinic with a… vs Previous outpatient care
Design
RCT, Randomized patient selection with crossover
Follow-up
32 months
Authors
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Supports intensive outpatient programs for high-risk asthmatics; confirms benefit in this RCT of patients with repeated hospitalizations.
Does an intensive outpatient treatment program reduce readmission rates and hospital days in adult asthmatics with multiple prior hospitalizations?
An intensive outpatient treatment and educational program significantly reduces hospital readmissions and hospital days among high-risk adult asthmatics.
Paul H. Mayo (1990) studied this question.
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