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Care for older persons on the emergency department: does a transitional geriatric care model (URGENT care model) prevent unplanned emergency department readmissions?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Geriatric care models
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN91449949
Lead Sponsor
Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Brief Summary

1. 2018 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30326860 2. 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31390994 (added 09/08/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1654
Inclusion Criteria

1. Dutch-speaking
2. Community-dwelling patients aged 70 years or older
3. Patients admitted to the emergency department were included if their medical condition allowed being interviewed

Exclusion Criteria

Patients, transferred from other wards, other hospitals or care facilities.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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