Effectiveness of a health-social partnership program for discharged non-frail older adults: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies supporting discharged patients are hospital-based which admission criteria tend to include mainly those with complex needs and/or specific disease conditions. This study captured the service gap where these non-frail older patients might have no specific medical problem upon discharge but they might encounter residual health and social issues when returning home.

Methods

Discharged community-dwelling non-frail older adults from an emergency medical ward were recruited and randomized into either intervention (n = 37) or control (n = 38) group. The intervention group received a 12-week complex interventions that included structured assessment, health education, goal empowerment, and care coordination supported by a health-social team. The control gr

SUBMITTER: Wong AKC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature