Hospital at home – a study to reduce rehospitalizations
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Rrisk for unplanned rehospitalizations in multimorbid patients discharged from the hospitalNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11162162
- Lead Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Baden
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1362
Inclusion Criteria
1. Hospital inpatients with a BARRS-Score of =5 points scheduled for discharge to their home
2. Patient must be able to communicate in the German language
3. Patient must be able to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients discharged to other institutions, including rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes
2. Inability/unwillingness to give informed consent, e.g. due to cognitive impairment or language barrier
3. Patients who are scheduled for a planned hospitalization within the next 30 days
4. Patients who live more than 20 km away from the hospital
5. Previous participation in the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method