Reducing utilisation of hospital services by case management: a randomised controlled trial

A 12 month randomised controlled trial was conducted in Hong Kong to evaluate the effectiveness of case management provided to a group of home-dwelling, frail elderly patients (control group: n=47; intervention group: n=45) in terms of utilisation of hospital services by these patients. Significant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Australian health review 2004, Vol.28 (1), p.79-86
Hauptverfasser:	Leung, Antony C T, Yau, Daniel C N, Liu, Chi-Pun, Yeoh, Chak-Sum, Chui, Tak-Yi, Chi, Iris, Chow, Nelson W S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Caregivers Case Management Community health care Community nursing Effectiveness Emergency medical care Frail Elderly Frailty Geriatrics Health administration Health care Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Hypothesis testing Intervention Nurses Older people Patient admissions Performance evaluation Quality of life Statistical analysis Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	A 12 month randomised controlled trial was conducted in Hong Kong to evaluate the effectiveness of case management provided to a group of home-dwelling, frail elderly patients (control group: n=47; intervention group: n=45) in terms of utilisation of hospital services by these patients. Significant reductions (significance at P < or = 0.05) in mean total number of hospital bed-days (P
ISSN:	0156-5788 1449-8944
DOI:	10.1071/AH040079