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Kan genindlaeggelse af apopleksiramte forebygges? Resultater af et randomiseret interventionsstudium. Posthospital opfolgende indsats til apopleksipatienter (Can readmission after stroke be prevented? Results of a randomised clinical study: a postdischarge follow-up service for stroke survivors) [Danish]
Andersen HE, Schultz-Larsen Jurgensen K, Kreiner S, Forchhammer BH, Eriksen K, Brown A
Ugeskrift for Laeger 2001;163(46):6421-6427
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate two models of an organised postdischarge follow-up service for stroke survivors in comparison with standard aftercare. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-five stroke patients discharged to their homes with lasting impairment were randomised as follows: 54 to follow-up home visits by a physician (INT1-HVP), 53 to instruction by a physiotherapist in their home (INT2-PI), and 48 to standard aftercare (control). Six months after discharge, data on readmission were collected. RESULTS: The readmission rate over the six-month period was 26% in the INT1-HVP group, 34% in the INT2-PI group, and 44% for the controls (p = 0.028). Multivariate analysis of the readmission risk showed a significant, favourable effect of intervention in interaction with the length of hospital stay (p = 0.0332), which indicates that the effect of intervention was strongest for patients with a long inpatient rehabilitation. DISCUSSION: Follow-up intervention after discharge seems to be a way of preventing readmission, especially for patients with a long inpatient rehabilitation.

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