The effect of regional transmural agreements on the information transfer of frail older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Frail older patients are at risk for many complications when admitted to the hospital. Multidisciplinary regional transmural agreements (RTA) in which guidelines were set concerning the information transfer of frail older patients might improve outcomes. We aim to investigate the effect of implementation of the RTA on the completeness of the information transfer of frail older patients when admitted to and discharged from the hospital.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study in which we collected data from 400 randomly selected hospitalized frail older patients (70+) before the implementation of the RTA, January through March 2021, and after, October through December 2021. The cohort was split up into four groups, which determined what correspondence would

SUBMITTER: Fritsche G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature