Optimising older People’s Transition from acute care Into residential aged care through Multidisciplinary Assessment and Liaison (OPTIMAL): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation

Optimising older People’s Transition from acute care Into residential aged care through Multidisciplinary Assessment and Liaison (OPTIMAL): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation

Abstract Background Care transitions by older adults discharged from hospital require good coordination and communication to prevent adverse events and potentially preventable readmissions. Implementation of multicomponent interventions tailored to patient risk can improve the quality of transitions...

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Main Authors: Rangika L. Fernando, Jonathan Karnon, Maria Crotty, Maria C. Inacio, Madeleine Baillie, Ishita Batta, Alice Bourke, John Forward, Chloe Furst, Robert Jorissen, Georgina Neill, Georgina Szabo, Craig Whitehead, Gillian Harvey
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Care transitions
Implementation
Patient readmission
Older adults
Hospital discharge
Residential aged care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06187-y
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