Prevention of AcuTe admIssioN algorithm (PATINA): study protocol of a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 146
• Main Authors: Fournaise, Anders, Lauridsen, Jørgen T, Bech, Mickael, Wiil, Uffe K, Rasmussen, Jesper B, Kidholm, Kristian, Espersen, Kurt, Andersen-Ranberg, Karen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.02.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Acute admission; Acute disease; Aged; Aged patients; Aging; Algorithm; Algorithms; Care and treatment; Citizens; Clinical trials; Community-dwelling; Decision making; Decision support; Delivery of Health Care; Disease prevention; Geriatrics; Health care; Health services; Home care; Home Care Services; Hospital utilization; Hospitalization; Humans; Independent Living; Intervention; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Nurses; Nursing care; Older people; Population studies; Prevention; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Study Protocol; Denmark; Home care; Older people; Community-dwelling; Stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial; Acute admission; Algorithm; Decision support; Geriatrics

The challenges imposed by ageing populations will confront health care systems in the years to come. Hospital owners are concerned about the increasing number of acute admissions of older citizens and preventive measures such as integrated care models have been introduced in primary care. Yet, acute...