A stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial assessing the implementation, effectiveness and cost-consequences of the EDDIE+ hospital avoidance program in 12 residential aged care homes: study protocol.

Hannah Elizabeth CarterXing J LeeAlison FarringtonCarla ShieldNicholas GravesElizabeth V CyartoLynne ParkinsonFlorin I OprescuClaudia MeyerJeffrey RowlandTrudy DwyerGillian Harvey

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2021)

The trial is prospectively registered with the Australia New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ( ACTRN12620000507987 , registered 23/04/2020).

Keyphrases

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