What is intermediate care?

What it found

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The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Intermediate care at a community hospital as an alternative to prolonged general hospital care for elderly patients: a randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2007
   Trial
2. Municipal intermediate care services in Denmark and Norway: a cross-country comparative analysis.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026
   Article
3. Role and values of Swedish community hospitals through the eyes of general hospital doctors: a qualitative interview study.BMJ open · 2026
   Article
4. Proximity care pathways and digitalization: opportunities and concerns for medication safety management-Insights from the ProSafe study on community perspectives.Frontiers in public health · 2025
   Article
5. Facility and Regional Variations in Admission and Discharge Patterns Within Step-Up Intermediate Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of Municipal Inpatient Acute Care Services in Norway.Health services insights · 2024
   Article
6. The influence of frailty on outcomes for older adults admitted to hospital with benign biliary disease: a single-centre, observational cohort study.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023
   Observational
7. Hospital at home: A systematic review of how medication management is conceptualised, described and implemented in practice-A study protocol.PloS one · 2023
   Article
8. Frailty predicts failure to discharge patients home from a subacute-care unit: a 3-year Italian experience.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022
   Observational
9. Intermediate care in caring for dementia, the point of view of general practitioners: A key informant survey across Europe.Frontiers in medicine · 2022
   Article
10. Behavioral responses to a cyber attack in a hospital environment.Scientific reports · 2021
    Article
11. Multidimensional Prognostic Index and Mortality in Intermediate Care Facilities: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
    Article
12. Multidisciplinarity in Transition Pathways for Patients With Kidney Disease: The Current State of Play.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021
    Review
13. Cost Determinants of Continuum-Care Episodes for Hip Fracture.Health services insights · 2021
    Article
14. Health Care Needs and Services for Elder and Disabled Population: Findings from a Barcelona Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
    Article
15. Oral care quality-Do humanity aspects matter? Nursing staff's and older people's perceptions.Nursing open · 2020
    Article
16. Medical surveillance unit: patient characteristics, outcome, and quality of care in Saskatchewan, Canada.BMC research notes · 2020
    Article
17. Municipal Acute Units as Part of the Clinical Pathway for Older Patients.International journal of integrated care · 2019
    Article
18. Post-Acute Care as a Key Component in a Healthcare System for Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2019
    Review
19. Evaluating the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults in intermediate care facilities: a cross-sectional observational study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2017
    Observational
20. Post-acute care for stroke - a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan.Patient preference and adherence · 2017
    Article

Corrections and comments

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  What is intermediate care? Nothing new.2004
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  What is intermediate care? More than a health service term.2004
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  What is intermediate care? A flawed substitute for rehabilitation in the United Kingdom.2004

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Funding

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