Post-hospital medical respite care for homeless people in Denmark: a randomized controlled trial and cost-utility analysis

• Main Authors: Camilla Bring (Author), Marie Kruse (Author), Mikkel Z. Ankarfeldt (Author), Nina Brünés (Author), Maja Pedersen (Author), Janne Petersen (Author), Ove Andersen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Being homeless entails higher mortality, morbidity, and prevalence of psychiatric diseases. This leads to more frequent and expensive use of health care services. Medical respite care enables an opportunity to recuperate after a hospitalization and has shown a positive effect on...