Generic care pathway for elderly patients in need of home care services after discharge from hospital: a cluster randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Tove Røsstad (Author), Øyvind Salvesen (Author), Aslak Steinsbekk (Author), Anders Grimsmo (Author), Olav Sletvold (Author), Helge Garåsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Improved discharge arrangements and targeted post-discharge follow-up can reduce the risk of adverse events after hospital discharge for elderly patients. Although more care is to shift from specialist to primary care, there are few studies on post-discharge interventions run by...