Effectiveness of a care transitions intervention for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving care transitions following emergency department (ED) visits may reduce post-ED adverse events among older adults (e.g., ED revisits, decreased function). The Care Transitions Intervention (CTI) improves hospital-to-home transitions; however, its effectiveness at improving post-ED outcomes is unknown. We tested the effectiveness of the CTI with community-dwelling older adult ED patients, hypothesizing that it would reduce revisits and increase performance of self-management behaviors during the 30 days following discharge.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled trial among patients age ≥ 60 discharged home from one of three EDs in two states. Intervention participants received a minimally modified CTI, with a home visit 24 to 72 h postdischarge and

SUBMITTER: Jacobsohn GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8766871 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature