Transitional Care Program in Reducing Acute Hospital Utilization in Singapore.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The evidence to support transitional care in reducing acute hospital utilization is variable. Despite changes in the healthcare landscape with a rapidly aging population, there is a lack of local and regional studies to evaluate the effectiveness of transitional home care programs. This study investigates whether a transitional home care program delivered by an acute tertiary hospital can reduce acute hospital utilization. (2) Methods: A pre-post design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. A total of 2004 enrolments from 1679 unique patients that fulfilled the criteria of enrolment were included. The transitional care program is delivered through telephone follow-up and home visits. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test was used to assess the differences between t

SUBMITTER: Ong CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11545327 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature