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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Designing a Virtual Hospital-at-Home Intervention for Patients with Infectious Diseases: A Data-Driven Approach.

Harriët M R van Goor, Titus A P de Hond, Kim van Loon, Martine J M Breteler, Cor J Kalkman, Karin A H Kaasjager

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Harriët M R van GoorDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6332-1325
Titus A P de HondDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0475-9925
Kim van LoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Martine J M BretelerDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7342-0741
Cor J KalkmanDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Karin A H KaasjagerJulius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6958-8285
University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual hospital-at-home care might be an alternative to standard hospital care for patients with infectious diseases. In this study, we explore the potential for virtual hospital-at-home care and a potential design for this population.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of internal medicine patients suspected of infectious diseases, admitted between 1 January and 31 December 2019. We collected information on delivered care during emergency department visits, the first 24 h, between 24 and 72 h, and after 72 h of admission. Care components that could be delivered at home were combined into care packages, and the potential number of eligible patients per package was described. The most feasible package was described in detail.

results763 patients were included, mostly referred for general internal medicine (35%), and the most common diagnosis was lower respiratory tract infection (27%). The most frequently administered care components were laboratory tests, non-oral medication, and intercollegiate consultation. With a combination of telemonitoring, video consultation, non-oral medication administration, laboratory tests, oxygen therapy, and radiological diagnostics, 48% of patients were eligible for hospital-at-home care, with 35% already eligible directly after emergency department visits.

conclusionWhile the potential for virtual hospital-at-home care is high, it depends greatly on which care can be arranged.

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hospital-at-home careinfectious diseasestelemedicine

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PMID38398291
PMCPMC10889708
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