Comprehensive discharge follow-up in patients' homes by GPs and district nurses of elderly patients. A randomized controlled trial

L. Rytter; Helle Jakobsen; Finn Rønholt; Velaja Bisgaard Hammer; A.H. Andreasen; A. Nissen; J. Kjellberg

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813431003764466

Comprehensive discharge follow-up in patients' homes by GPs and district nurses of elderly patients. A randomized controlled trial

L. Rytter, Helle Jakobsen, Finn Rønholt, Velaja Bisgaard Hammer, A.H. Andreasen, A. Nissen, J. Kjellberg

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

Many hospital admissions are due to inappropriate medical treatment, and discharge of fragile elderly patients involves a high risk of readmission. The present study aimed to assess whether a follow-up programme undertaken by GPs and district nurses could improve the quality of the medical treatment and reduce the risk of readmission of elderly newly discharged patients.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Volume	28
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	146-53
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0281-3432
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02813431003764466
Publication status	Published - 2010

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