Effectiveness of a care transitions intervention for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial.

Gwen Costa JacobsohnCourtney M C JonesRebecca K GreenAmy L CochranThomas V CaprioJeremy T CushmanAmy J H KindMichael LohmeierRanran MiManish N Shah

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)

The CTI did not reduce 30-day ED revisits but did significantly increase key care transition behaviors (outpatient follow-up, red flag knowledge). Additional research is needed to explore if patients with different conditions benefit more from the CTI and whether decreasing ED revisits is the most appropriate outcome for all older adults.

Keyphrases

emergency department
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
physical activity
quality improvement
systematic review
pain management
drug induced