Variable | Instrument | Baseline | 6 months |
---|---|---|---|
Primary outcome | Â | Â | Â |
a. Quality of Care | RAI-LTCF criteria | X | X |
b. Quality Adjusted Life Years | Euroqol & thermometer | X | X |
c. Functional health | COOP-WONCA & SF12 | X | X |
Secondary outcome | Â | Â | Â |
d. Patient care satisfaction | Brief Quote on elderly Homes | X | X |
e. Disability ADL-IADL | Groningen Activity Restriction Scale | X | X |
f. Mood disorders | PRIME-MD | X | X |
g. Hospital days | Checklist resource utilization Hospital records | X | X |
h. Time to nursing home placement | Registration elderly home HIS | Â | X |
i. Time to mortality | Registration elderly home HIS | Â | X |
Economic outcomes | Â | Â | Â |
Direct costs | Patient/family Interview Registration pharmacy Registration medical records | Â | X |
Process outcomes | Â | Â | Â |
Adherence professionals to disease management protocol | Checklist | Â | X |
Adherence of patients to specific disease management recommendations | Checklist | Â | X |
Potential Effect Modifiers | Â | Â | Â |
-Sociodemographics | Patient Interview | X | Â |
-Health status (morbidity, medication) | Patient Interview Patient records | X | X |
-House & personnel characteristics | Staff Interview | X | Â |