Hospital at Home care for older patients with cognitive impairment: a protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An acute hospital admission is a stressful life event for older people, particularly for those with cognitive impairment. The hospitalisation is often complicated by hospital-associated geriatric syndromes, including delirium and functional loss, leading to functional decline and nursing home admission. Hospital at Home care aims to avoid hospitalisation-associated adverse outcomes in older patients with cognitive impairment by providing hospital care in the patient's own environment.

Methods and analysis

This randomised, non-blinded feasibility trial aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial in terms of the recruitment, use and acceptability of Hospital at Home care for older patients with cognitive impairment. The quality of ca

SUBMITTER: Pouw MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875621 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature