Improvement of transitional care from hospital to home for older patients, the TIGER study: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Germany, an efficient and feasible transition from hospital to home for older patients, ensuring continuous care across healthcare settings, has not yet been applied and evaluated. Based on the transitional care model (TCM), this study aims to reduce preventable readmissions of patients ≥75 years of age with a transitional care intervention performed by geriatric-experienced care professionals. The study investigates whether the intervention ensures continuous care during transition and stabilises the care situation of patients at home.

Methods and analyses

Randomised controlled clinical trial, recruiting between 25 April 2018 and 31 December 2019 in one German hospital in the city of Regensburg. The intervention group is supported by care professionals in th

SUBMITTER: Rimmele M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature