Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led intervention to augment an existing residential aged care facility outreach service with a visual telehealth consultation: stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

• Autors principals: Carla Sunner (Autor), Michelle Giles (Autor), Jean Ball (Autor), Roslyn Barker (Autor), Carolyn Hullick (Autor), Christopher Oldmeadow (Autor), Maralyn Foureur (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Abstract Background Up to 75% of residents from residential aged care facilities (RACF) are transferred to emergency departments (ED) annually to access assessment and care for unplanned or acute health events. Emergency department presentations of RACF residents can be both expensive and risky, and...