Cost and Effectiveness of Long-Term Care Following Integrated Discharge Planning: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the effects of seamless hospital discharge planning on long-term care (LTC) costs and effectiveness. This study evaluates the cost and effectiveness of the recently implemented policy from hospital to LTC between patients discharged under seamless transition and standard transition. A total of 49 elderly patients in the standard transition cohort and 119 in the seamless transition cohort were recruited from November 2016 to February 2018. Data collected from medical records included the Multimorbidity Frailty Index, Activities of Daily Living Scale, and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool during hospitalization. Multiple linear regression and Cox regression models were used to explore risk factors for medical resource utilization and medical outcomes. After adjustme

SUBMITTER: Wang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8621918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature