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Preparing patients and caregivers to participate in care delivered across settings
— the care transitions intervention | | Author(s) | Eric A Coleman, Jodi D Smith, Janet C Frank |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 11, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1817-1825 |
| Source | http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Discharge [hospitals] ; Discharged patients ; Informal care ; Management [care] ; Coordination ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The study, based in Colorado, aimed to test whether an intervention designed to encourage older patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role during care transitions can reduce hospital readmission rates. 158 intervention patients received a personal health record, also visits and telephone calls from a "transition coach", the aim being to empower and educate these patients to meet their healthcare needs and promote care co-ordination. There were 1,235 control subjects. Rates of post-discharge hospital use were measured at 30, 60 and 90 days. Intervention patients reported high levels of confidence in obtaining essential information for managing their condition, communicating with members of the healthcare team, and understanding their medical regimen. Supporting patients and caregivers to take a more active role during care transitions appears promising for reducing rates of subsequent hospital admission. Further testing may include more diverse populations and patients at risk for transitions who are not acutely ill. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050215201 A |
| Classmark | LD:QKJ: LFD: P6: QA: QAJ: 7T |
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