The Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Transitional Care Program on Health Outcomes of Uninsured Populations
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 88
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- 30-day hospital readmission
研究概览
简要总结
This study was to show the value of pharmacists in providing transitions of care to and improving health outcomes of uninsured populations. It also aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a transitions of care program in an indigent care clinic with limited resources. We hypothesized that a pharmacist-led transitions of care program will reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates among the uninsured discharged from a community hospital.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged 18 years old or older
- •Uninsured
- •English speaking
- •Discharged from East Alabama Medical Center within the past 16 days
排除标准
- •Patients who did not show up for the first follow-up visit with the study pharmacist after being referred by the care coordinator at East Alabama Medical Center
研究组 & 干预措施
Transitions of care
The study participants in this aim received usual care plus medication reconciliation, daily schedule for medication taking and medical condition monitoring, and follow-up phone calls from a pharmacist.
干预措施: Transitions of care (Behavioral)
Usual care
The study participants in this arm received usual care.
结局指标
主要结局
30-day hospital readmission
时间窗: 30-day post-discharge
Whether a study participant had any hospital readmission 30-day post-discharge
次要结局
- 60-day hospital readmission(60-day post-discharge)
- 30-day emergency department (ED) visit(30-day post-discharge)
- 90-day hospital readmission(90-day post-discharge)
- 60-day emergency department (ED) visit(60-day post-discharge)
- 90-day emergency department (ED) visit(90-day post-discharge)
- 30-day follow-up visit with a primary care provider(30-day post-discharge)
研究者
Chiahung Chou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Auburn University