[Nursing home-sensitive conditions and approaches to reduce hospitalization of nursing home residents].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventions to reduce potentially risky hospitalizations among nursing home residents are highly relevant for patient safety and quality improvement. A catalog of nursing home-sensitive conditions (NHSCs) grounds the policy recommendations and interventions.

Methods

In two previous research phases, an expert panel developed a catalog of 58 NHSCs using an adapted Delphi-procedure (the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method). This procedure was developed by the North American non-profit Research and Development Organisation (RAND) and clinicians of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). We present the third phase of the project focused on the development of interventions to reduce NHSCs starting with an expert workshop. The workshop results were then evalua

SUBMITTER: Valk-Draad MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830609 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature