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Cameron 2002 | to examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of specialised multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation supervised by a geriatrician or rehabilitation physician compared with usual (orthopedic) care, for older patients with proximal femoral fracture |
Cole 2001 | to determine the impact of geriatric post-discharge services on mental state |
Day 2004 | to provide the evidence base on the effectiveness of specialist geriatric services for developing a sound practice framework |
Gwadry 2004 | to evaluate the effectiveness of multidisciplinary heart failure management programs on hospital admission rates |
Handoll 2004 | to evaluate the effects of different mobilisation strategies and programmes after hip fracture surgery |
Hyde 2000 | to investigate the effects of supported discharge after an acute admission in older people with undifferentiated clinical problems |
Kwan 2002 | to assess the effects of care pathways, compared with standard medical care, among patients with acute stroke who had been admitted to hospital. In particular we aimed to assess the effects on functional outcome, process of care, quality of life and the hospitalisation costs |
OST 2003 | to assess the effects of therapy-based rehabilitation services targeted towards stroke patients resident in the community within one year of stroke onset or discharge from hospital following stroke |
Parker G 2000 | to establish both the volume and strength of existing evaluative research on the costs, quality and effectiveness of different locations of acute, post- and subacute and rehabilitation care for older people |
Parker S 2002 | to test the following hypotheses: 1. There is an inadequate number of comparable rct's to allow a definitive analysis; 2. Hospital discharge process, outcome and cost-effectiveness can be improved through the use of a variety of interventions; 3. Some interventions are more effective than others; 4. there are priority areas for future research |
Phillips 2004 | to evaluate the effect of comprehensive discharge planning plus post-discharge support in patients with chronic heart failure on the rate of readmission, all cause mortality, length of stay, quality of life and medical costs |
Richards 2003 | to determine the effectiveness and costs of interventions intended to improve access to health and social care for older patients following discharge from acute hospitals |
Shepperd 2001 | to assess the effects of hospital at home compared with in-patient hospital care |
Shepperd 2004 | to determine the effectiveness of planning the discharge of patients moving from hospital |
Teasell 2003 | to assess the effectiveness of early supported discharge programs in the context of stroke rehabilitation |