Home-based Extended Rehabilitation for Older people (HERO): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multi-centre trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention for older people with frailty as extended rehabilitation following acute illness or injury, including embedded process evaluation

Home-based Extended Rehabilitation for Older people (HERO): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multi-centre trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention for older people with frailty as extended rehabilitation following acute illness or injury, including embedded process evaluation

Background: The majority of older people (> 65 years) in hospital have frailty and are at increased risk of readmission or death following discharge home. In the UK, following acute hospitalisation, around one third of older people with frailty are referred on for rehabilitation, termed ‘intermed...

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Hauptverfasser: Prescott, M, Lilley-Kelly, A, Cundill, B, Clarke, D, Drake, S, Farrin, AJ, Forster, A, Goodwin, M, Goodwin, VA, Hall, AJ, Hartley, S, Holland, M, Hulme, C, Nikolova, S, Parker, C, Wright, P, Ziegler, F, Clegg, A
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Zusammenfassung:Background: The majority of older people (> 65 years) in hospital have frailty and are at increased risk of readmission or death following discharge home. In the UK, following acute hospitalisation, around one third of older people with frailty are referred on for rehabilitation, termed ‘intermediate care’ services. Although this rehabilitation can reduce early readmission to hospital (
DOI:10.1186/s13063-021-05778-5