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

• Autores principales: Tove Røsstad (Autor), Øyvind Salvesen (Autor), Aslak Steinsbekk (Autor), Anders Grimsmo (Autor), Olav Sletvold (Autor), Helge Garåsen (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: 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...