A physiotherapy-led transition to home intervention for older adults following Emergency Department discharge: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Mairéad Conneely (Author), Aoife Leahy (Author), Margaret O’Connor (Author), Ahmed Gabr (Author), Blessing Okpaje (Author), Anastasia Saleh (Author), Gillian Corey (Author), Louise Barry (Author), Anne Griffin (Author), Íde O’Shaughnessy (Author), Lorna Ryan (Author), Ida O’Carroll (Author), Siobhán Leahy (Author), Dominic Trépel (Author), Damien Ryan (Author), Katie Robinson (Author), Rose Galvin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Older adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience high rates of adverse outcomes following ED presentation including functional decline, ED re-presentation and unplanned hospital admission. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of a physiotherapy-led integra...