Home Telemonitoring to Reduce Readmission of High-Risk Patients: a Modified Intention-to-Treat Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home telemonitoring has been used with discharged patients in an attempt to reduce 30-day readmissions with mixed results.

Objective

To assess whether home 30-day telemonitoring after discharge for patients at high risk of readmission would reduce readmissions or mortality.

Design

Prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Patients

We compared 30-day readmission rates and mortality for patients at high risk for readmission who received home telemonitoring versus standard care between November 1, 2014, and November 30, 2018, in 2 tertiary care hospitals.

Interventions

The intervention group received home-installed equipment to measure blood pressure, heart rate, pulse oximetry, weight if heart failure was present, and glucose if diabetes was pre

SUBMITTER: Dawson NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8606403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature