The impact of telephone follow up on adverse events for Aboriginal people with chronic disease in new South Wales, Australia: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Chronic diseases are more prevalent and occur at a much younger age in Aboriginal people in Australia compared with non-Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people also have higher rates of unplanned hospital readmissions and emergency department presentations. There is a paucity of research on the effectiveness of follow up programs after discharge from hospital in Aboriginal populations. This study aimed to assess the impact of a telephone follow up program, 48 Hour Follow Up, on rates of unplanned hospital readmissions, unplanned emergency department presentations and mortality within 28 days of discharge among Aboriginal people with chronic disease. METHODS:A retrospective cohort of eligible Aboriginal people with chronic diseases was obtained through linkage of routinely-collected

SUBMITTER: Jayakody A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960116 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature