Preventing hospital readmissions and loss of functional ability in high risk older adults: A randomised controlled trial

预防高危老年人再入院和功能丧失：一项随机对照试验

• 批准号: DP0877450
• 负责人: Prof Anne Chang
• 金额: $ 28.58万
• 依托单位: Queensland University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0877450
• 关键词: Preventing; hospital; readmissions; loss; functional

Older people have higher rates of hospital admission and readmission due to complications and falls. During hospitalisation, many older people experience functional decline which impacts on their future independence. Acute hospital services comprise the largest section of health expenditure in Australia, costing $26,413 million/year. Prevention or delay of disease is known to produce more effective use of services. This study will compare the effectiveness of innovative strategies to prevent deconditioning, functional decline and hospital readmissions. Comparative analysis of these strategies will provide information with potential to reduce costs whilst improving functional status, psychosocial well-being and independence in older people

由于并发症和跌倒，老年人的住院率和再住院率较高。在住院期间，许多老年人经历了功能衰退，这影响了他们未来的独立性。急诊医院服务是澳大利亚卫生支出中最大的部分，每年花费264.13亿美元。众所周知，预防或延迟疾病能够更有效地利用服务。这项研究将比较创新策略的有效性，以防止解除条件、功能衰退和再次住院。对这些策略的比较分析将提供有潜力的信息，以降低成本，同时改善老年人的功能状态、心理社会福祉和独立性