Trial reportQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018
Using case management in a universal health coverage system to improve quality of life of frequent Emergency Department users: a randomized controlled trial.
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Case Management for Frequent Users of the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Health care costs of case management for frequent users of the emergency department: Hospital and insurance perspectives.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Nursing care management or nursing case management? A scoping review to identify models, roles, and advantages.Nursing management · 2026Article
- Experiences of Frequent Users of Emergency Departments in Health Care Setting in French-Speaking Switzerland: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Optimizing care coordination to address social determinants of health needs for dual-use veterans.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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- Does Case Management Provide Support for Staff Facing Frequent Users of Emergency Departments? A Comparative Mixed-Method Evaluation of ED Staff Perception.BMC emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Qualitative evaluation of primary care providers' experiences caring for frequent users of the emergency department.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Poor Self-Rated Health Is Associated with Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits in African American Older Adults with Diabetes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Patients' perceptions of frequent hospital admissions: a qualitative interview study with older people above 65 years of age.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Emergency Department Utilization among Underserved African American Older Adults in South Los Angeles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Implementing a case management intervention for frequent users of the emergency department (I-CaM): an effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial study protocol.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Perspectives of Frequent Users of Emergency Departments on a Case Management Intervention: A Qualitative Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
purposeFrequent Emergency Department users are likely to experience poor quality of life (QOL). Case management interventions are efficient in responding to the complex needs of this population, but their effects on QOL have not been tested yet. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine to what extent a case management intervention improved frequent Emergency Department users' QOL in a universal health coverage system.
methodsData were part of a randomized controlled trial designed to improve frequent Emergency Department users' QOL at the Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. A total of 250 frequent Emergency Department users (≥ 5 attendances during the previous 12 months) were randomly assigned to the control (n = 125) or the intervention group (n = 125). The latter benefited from case management intervention. QOL was evaluated using the WHOQOL-BREF at baseline, two, five and a half, nine, and twelve months later. It included four dimensions: physical health, psychological health, social relationship, and environment. Linear mixed-effects models were used to analyze the change in the patients' QOL over time.
resultsPatients' QOL improved significantly (p < 0.001) in both groups for all dimensions after two months. However, environment QOL dimension improved significantly more in the intervention group after 12 months.
conclusionsEnvironment QOL dimension was the most responsive dimension for short-term interventions. This may have been due to case management's assistance in obtaining income entitlements, health insurance coverage, stable housing, or finding general health care practitioners. Case management in general should be developed to enhance frequent users' QOL.
trial registrationhttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov , Unique identifier: NCT01934322.
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