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PLOS ONE
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161382
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- South Australian Health National Institute of Clinical Studies Fellowship
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Objective To evaluate a holistic multidisciplinary outpatient model of care on hospital readmission, length of stay and mortality in older patients with multimorbidity following discharge from hospital. Design and Participants A pilot case-control study between March 2006 and June 2009 of patients referred on discharge to a multidisciplinary, integrated outpatient model of care that includes outpatient follow-up, timely GP communication and dial-in service compared with .1 ratio with cases for age, gender, index admission diagnosis and length of stay. Main outcome measures Non-elective readmission rates, total readmission length of stay and overall survival. Results A total of 252 cases and 1008 control patients were included in the study. Despite the patients referred to the multidisciplinary model of care had slightly more comorbid conditions, significantly higher total length of hospital stay in the previous 12 months and increased prevalence of diabetes and heart failure by comparison to those who received they had significantly improved survival (adjusted hazard ratio 0.70 95% CI 0.51-0.96, p = 0.029) and no excess in the number of hospitalisations observed. Conclusion Following discharge from hospital, holistic multidisciplinary outpatient management is associated with improved survival in older patients with multimorbidity. The findings of this study warrant further examination in randomised and cost-effectiveness trials.
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