Assessment of Functional Ability and Follow-up at Home for Older Medical Patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Geriatric Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home
- Registration Number
- NCT02078466
- Lead Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an intervention that consist of assessment of functional ability, rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for older medical patients.
The hypothesis is that assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home reduce the older medical patient's risk of readmission. Also the intervention is expected to reduce mortality, number of contacts to general practitioners and emergency physician
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 380
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients admitted to Medical Visitations Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
- Aged 65+
- Resident in City of Aarhus
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients admitted from nursing home
- Patients transferred to other hospital departments
- Patients terminally ill
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Assessment of functional ability Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Readmission Readmission in 26 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Readmission Readmission in 30 days Mortality Mortality in 26 weeks Number of contacts with GP 26 weeks Number of contacts with emergency Physician 26 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Medicinsk Visitationsafsnit
🇩🇰Aarhus, Denmark