The effect of brief case management on emergency department use of frequent users in mental health: Findings of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Frequent users of hospital emergency departments (EDs) are a medically and socially vulnerable population. The Coordinated Access to Care from Hospital EDs (CATCH-ED) study examined the effectiveness of a brief case management intervention in reducing ED use and improving health outcomes among frequent ED users with mental health or addiction challenges in a large urban centre. Adults (≥18 years of age) who had five or more ED visits in the past 12-months, with at least one visit for mental health or addictions problems were randomized to either brief case management (N = 83) or usual care (N = 83) and followed for 12 months. The primary outcome of effectiveness was the frequency of ED visits during 12 months after study enrolment. Secondary outcomes included days in hospital, mental healt

SUBMITTER: Stergiopoulos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5542632 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature