older adults, emergency department, adverse outcomes, aftercare, patient discharge, elderly ouderen, spoedeisende hulp, nazorg, oudere patient
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the intervention group will receive a telephone call from a specialized ED nurse within 24 hours after ED discharge during which discharge instructions are reviewed and follow-up appointme
Sponsors
Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ED patients (1) age 70 years and older (2) returning to a home setting after ED discharge and (3) willing to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ED patients will be excluded if they are <70 years of age, admitted to the hospital, transferred to or from another hospital, discharged to a nursing home, or if they do not have a telephone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference in hospital admissions within 30 days after ED discharge between the intervention and the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference in unanticipated avoidable hospital admissions within 30 days after ED discharge, unanticipated, avoidable ED return visits within 30 days after ED discharge, difference in functional outcome 30 days after ED discharge and difference in patient satisfaction between the two groups and cost-effectiveness. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Loon, van
Outcome results
None listed