A Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Care Navigation versus Current Standard Care in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Serious Chronic Illness on the Rate of Re-presentation to the Emergency Department, Re-admission to Hospital and Time Spent in Hospital

The University of Sydney0 个研究点目标入组 500 人开始时间: 2009年7月8日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1. Have had three or more admissions to a Sydney West Area Health Service hospital within a calendar year
•2. Patients are either a) greater than 69 years old, irrespective of the diagnosis at any of the three admissions, b) greater than 45 years old and of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent, irrespective of the diagnosis at any of the three admissions, or c) 16 years or older and less than 70 years old, where at least one of the admissions was for a chronic cardiac or respiratory condition (International Classification of Diseases I11.0, I13.0, I13.2, I25.5, I42, I43, I50 & J40-44);
•3. Written informed consent.

•1. Patients whose clinical conditions (too acutely sick or bewildered) preclude them from giving informed consent.
•2. Patients who have received Care Navigation at another hospital.
•3. Patients whose language skills prevent them from completing questionnaires (interpreter and translation services will be provided for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds).

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