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A comprehensive hospital-based intervention to reduce readmissions for chronically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial

Author: Linden, A. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 257 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

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Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.35 years (+/- a standard deviation of 13.0) Gender: 130 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Desenlace Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Mortality - All causes of mortality