Key result
The social-worker navigator transitional care model decreased hospital readmissions by 61% and significantly improved all quality-of-life subscales (p < 0.004) in at-risk seniors.
Why the study?
Does a social-worker navigator transitional care model reduce hospital readmissions in at-risk seniors discharged from hospital to home?
Population
At-risk seniors being discharged from hospital to home.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days to 4 months
Authors
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May support navigator models in transitional care; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Observational
Does a social-worker navigator transitional care model reduce hospital readmissions in at-risk seniors discharged from hospital to home?
A social-worker navigator transitional care model significantly decreased hospital readmissions and improved quality of life in at-risk seniors discharged to home.
Watkins et al. (2012) conducted an observational in At-risk seniors being discharged from hospital to home. Social-worker navigator transitional care model (Hospital to Home) was evaluated on Hospital readmissions. The social-worker navigator transitional care model decreased hospital readmissions by 61% and significantly improved all quality-of-life subscales (p < 0.004) in at-risk seniors.
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