Telemedicine-supported hospital-at-home for acutely admitted patients at Nordsjaellands Hospital, Denmark: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The combination of a reduction in the Danish hospital bed count, the shortage of hospital staff and demographic changes challenges the Danish hospital capacity. This was further highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic when hospitals worldwide were overwhelmed by infected patients requiring acute hospital care. To address these challenges, a hospital-at-home (HaH) programme offers an alternative to conventional in-hospital admission. Furthermore, HaH has the potential to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and increase patient satisfaction. However, few studies have evaluated HaH in a Scandinavian setting, and this article describes the protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing an HaH model with continued conventional in-hospital admission. The main

SUBMITTER: Larsen MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12083328 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature