Publication: Do older adults benefit from post-acute care following hospitalisation? A prospective cohort study at three Swiss nursing homes
Do older adults benefit from post-acute care following hospitalisation? A prospective cohort study at three Swiss nursing homes
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Thalmann, M., Tröster, T., Fischer, K., Bieri-Brüning, G., Beeler, P. E., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., & Gagesch, M. (2020). Do older adults benefit from post-acute care following hospitalisation? A prospective cohort study at three Swiss nursing homes. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150, w20198. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20198
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Post-acute care (PAC) programmes appear favourable for older adult inpatients too fragile to be discharged home without extensive support, but otherwise not qualifying for specific rehabilitation. Consequently, many Swiss nursing homes have opened PAC wards after a new federal law refined reimbursement in 2012. However, PAC outcomes in this setting have not been well studied.
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To investigate the functional outcomes of a nursing home-based PAC programme for older adult patients and to evaluate the influences of a
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Thalmann, M., Tröster, T., Fischer, K., Bieri-Brüning, G., Beeler, P. E., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., & Gagesch, M. (2020). Do older adults benefit from post-acute care following hospitalisation? A prospective cohort study at three Swiss nursing homes. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150, w20198. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20198
