ISRCTN88422298CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a nursing intervention aiming at facilitating the hospital to home transition within a cardiologic Emergency Room (ER) [Évaluation de l?efficacité d?un modèle d?interventions infirmières de soutien à la transition hôpital-domicile dans une urgence cardiologique]

Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) Research Centre (Canada)0 sites462 target enrollmentStarted: February 6, 2008Last updated: January 13, 2015

Conditions

Trial Snapshot

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•1. Male and female aged 18 years old or more presenting both of the following repeated visits to the ER criterion:
•1.1. Taking six medications or more a day
•1.2. Having made one visit or more to the cardiologic ER in the last 12 months
•2. Visiting the ER for an unplanned visit (i.e. not coming to the ER on a planned basis, e.g. to receive a laboratory or diagnosis procedure result)
•3. Being discharged from the ER directly to their home
•4. Having the physical and cognitive capacities to answer a written questionnaire and to communicate by telephone
•5. Being able to communicate in French or in English

•1. Having already another nursing follow-up in the 10 days following discharge (e.g. from another research project or from a specialised clinic) to avoid duplication of the nursing interventions being provided to the patient
•2. Having already been recruited in the study in a precedent visit to the cardiologic ER

Sponsor

Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) Research Centre (Canada)