Trial reportBMC health services research2018
Development of a complex intervention aimed at reducing the risk of readmission of elderly patients discharged from the emergency department using the intervention mapping protocol.
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- Effectiveness of the "Elderly Activity Performance Intervention" on elderly patients' discharge from a short-stay unit at the emergency department: a quasi-experimental trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Trial
- Using intervention mapping framework to develop knowledge translation program: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Factors associated with unplanned readmissions for patients with mental and behavioural disorders in China: a quantitative analysis.Global health action · 2024Article
- Comprehensive analysis of vulnerability status and associated affect factors among prehospital emergency patients: a single-center descriptive cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Close relatives' perspectives of everyday activities at home for older adults repeatedly readmitted to hospital: A qualitative study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- The Epidemiology of Pre-Hospital EMS Treatment of Geriatric Patients in the City of Vienna-An Overview.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLimitations in performing daily activities and a incoherent discharge are risk factors for readmission of elderly patients after discharge from the emergency department. This paper describes the development and design of a complex intervention whose aim was to reduce the risk of readmission of elderly patients discharged from the emergency department.
methodsThe intervention was described using the Intervention Mapping approach. In step 1, a needs assessment was conducted to analyse causes of readmission. In steps 2 and 3, expected improvements in terms of intervention outcomes, performance objectives and change objectives were specified and linked to selected theory- and evidence-based methods. In step 4, the specific intervention components were developed; and in step 5, an implementation plan was described. Finally, in step 6, a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention was described. The intervention was informed by input from a literature search, informal interviews and an expert steering group.
resultsA three-phased theory- and evidence-based intervention was developed. The intervention consisted of 1) assessment of performance of daily activities, 2) defining a rehabilitation plan and 3) a follow-up home visit the day after discharge with focus on enhancing the patients' performance of daily activities.
conclusionThe intervention mapping protocol was found to be a useful method to describe and systemize this theory- and evidence-based intervention.
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