Does home treatment affect delirium? A randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation of elderly and care at home or usual treatment (The REACH-OUT trial) | Zendy

Gideon A. Caplan | Zendy; Janis Coconis | Zendy; Neville Board | Zendy; Allyn Sayers | Zendy; Jan Shanahan Woods | Zendy

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Does home treatment affect delirium? A randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation of elderly and care at home or usual treatment (The REACH-OUT trial)

Author(s) -

Gideon A. Caplan,

Janis Coconis,

Neville Board,

Allyn Sayers,

Jan Shanahan Woods

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi206

Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , rehabilitation , odds ratio , functional independence measure , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , referral , confidence interval , acute care , adverse effect , health care , intensive care medicine , nursing , economic growth , economics

delirium is a frequent adverse consequence of hospitalisation for older patients, but there has been little research into its prevention. A recent study of Hospital in the Home (admission substitution) noted less delirium in the home-treated group.

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