Intervention study on improvement of care transition process using standardized care information sheet in home-bound frail elderly admissio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Geriatric syndrome

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000026528
• Lead Sponsor: ational Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Division of clinical epidemiology

Brief Summary

o significant differences were found in the experience of hospitalization by caregivers. No significant differences in hospitalization satisfaction as measured by the HPSQ-13 were found. No significant differences were found in communication between the primary caregiver and the hospital during hospitalization for the items "inquiries during hospitalization," "goal achievement during hospitalization," and "information sharing with hospital staff. "

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-05-01
• Study Completion: 2018-11-15
• Last Update Posted: 20 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 764

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Interval of home-visit care is three months or longer Patients that their primary care physician judged that the clinical situation is not suitable for the investigation. Patients that their primary care physician judged that the main caregiver is unable to fill in the questionnaire due to dementia or physical condition, or not suitable for the investigation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospitalization experience reflecting the patient's recuperation environment and caregiver's expectation Patient satisfaction with hospital

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Readmission rate within 30 days after discharge Health care utilization Communication between hospital staff and primary care physician