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Background Admission avoidance hospital at home provides active treatment by healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that would otherwise require acute hospital inpatient care, and always for a limited time period. This is the fourth update of this review. Objectives To determine the effectiveness and cost of managing patients with admission avoidance hospital at home compared with inpatient hospital care. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL on 24 February 2022, and checked the reference lists of eligible articles. We sought ongoing and unpublished studies by searching ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP, and by contacting providers and researchers involved in the field. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials recruiting participants aged 18 years and over. Studies comparing admission avoidance hospital at home with acute hospital inpatient care. Data collection and analysis We followed the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane and the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group. We performed meta‐analysis for trials that compared similar interventions, reported comparable outcomes with sufficient data, and used individual patient data when available. We used the GRADE approach to assess the certainty of the body of evidence for the most important outcomes. Main results We included 20 randomised controlled trials with a total of 3100 participants; four trials recruited participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; two trials recruited participants recovering from a stroke; seven trials recruited participants with an acute medical condition who were mainly older; and the remaining trials recruited participants with a mix of conditions. We assessed the majority of the included studies as at low risk of selection, detection, and attrition bias, and unclear for selective reporting and performance bias. For an older population, admission avoidance hospital at home probably makes little or no difference on mortality at six months' follow‐up (risk ratio (RR) 0.88, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68 to 1.13; P = 0.30; I 2 = 0%; 5 trials, 1502 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence); little or no difference on the likelihood of being readmitted to hospital after discharge from hospital at home or inpatient care within 3 to 12 months' follow‐up (RR 1.14, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.34; P = 0.11; I 2 = 41%; 8 trials, 1757 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence); and probably reduces the likelihood of living in residential care at six months' follow‐up (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.69; P < 0.001; I 2 = 67%; 4 trials, 1271 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence). Hospital at home probably results in l...
Background Admission avoidance hospital at home provides active treatment by healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that would otherwise require acute hospital inpatient care, and always for a limited time period. This is the fourth update of this review. Objectives To determine the effectiveness and cost of managing patients with admission avoidance hospital at home compared with inpatient hospital care. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL on 24 February 2022, and checked the reference lists of eligible articles. We sought ongoing and unpublished studies by searching ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP, and by contacting providers and researchers involved in the field. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials recruiting participants aged 18 years and over. Studies comparing admission avoidance hospital at home with acute hospital inpatient care. Data collection and analysis We followed the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane and the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group. We performed meta‐analysis for trials that compared similar interventions, reported comparable outcomes with sufficient data, and used individual patient data when available. We used the GRADE approach to assess the certainty of the body of evidence for the most important outcomes. Main results We included 20 randomised controlled trials with a total of 3100 participants; four trials recruited participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; two trials recruited participants recovering from a stroke; seven trials recruited participants with an acute medical condition who were mainly older; and the remaining trials recruited participants with a mix of conditions. We assessed the majority of the included studies as at low risk of selection, detection, and attrition bias, and unclear for selective reporting and performance bias. For an older population, admission avoidance hospital at home probably makes little or no difference on mortality at six months' follow‐up (risk ratio (RR) 0.88, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68 to 1.13; P = 0.30; I 2 = 0%; 5 trials, 1502 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence); little or no difference on the likelihood of being readmitted to hospital after discharge from hospital at home or inpatient care within 3 to 12 months' follow‐up (RR 1.14, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.34; P = 0.11; I 2 = 41%; 8 trials, 1757 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence); and probably reduces the likelihood of living in residential care at six months' follow‐up (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.69; P < 0.001; I 2 = 67%; 4 trials, 1271 participants; moderate‐certainty evidence). Hospital at home probably results in l...
Objectives This study aims to explore the opinions of key health leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand (Waikato Region) regarding a proposed facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people. The initiative involves a team of health professionals providing intensive rehabilitation up to four times a day, seven days a week, to patients transferred to aged care facilities within the Waikato region. Method Structured interviews were conducted across one tertiary hospital, two community facilities, and two aged care facilities in the Waikato region of New Zealand. These were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim to allow for thematic analyses of the transcripts using a (1) general inductive method of inquiry. Results Interview transcripts from participants were analysed utilising a general inductive method of enquiry to develop key themes from the transcripts. This followed grounded theory in that themes emerged from the qualitative data collected from participants (2). The three central themes revealed were: "Person-Centered Care: What Matters Most?", "Rehabilitation: Beyond Monday to Friday, Eight to Five," and the importance of a multidisciplinary team working as "integrated partners in care." All participants supported the implementation of a facility-based rehabilitation initiative and identified key aspects for successful patient outcomes. However, safety was highlighted as a crucial consideration, with participants emphasizing the need for medical support and oversight when implementing such a significant change in the care model. Conclusion The study examines Aotearoa New Zealand health leaders' views on implementing a facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people. It enables readers to consider key factors for successful implementation, addressing acute hospital bed pressures and bridging the gap between acute care, aged care, and home settings.
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