Transitional care using telehealth: Fewer emergency unplanned admissions and improved quality of life and functional ability
| dc.contributor.author | Courtney, Mary | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, Chiung-Jung (Jo) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-17T14:30:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-17T14:30:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-11-17 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10755/334959 | |
| dc.description | <p>International Nursing Research Congress, 2014 Theme: Engaging Colleagues: Improving Global Health Outcomes. Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong</p> | en |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:</p> <p>Prof. Courtney's research program involves the development, trial and evaluation of innovative discharge planning and transitional care models that span across hospital and community health sectors and include hospital and in-home assessment, exercise strategies and telephone follow-up interventions with 'at-risk' community-living older adults (1,2,3,4). This presentation focuses on results of her previous clinical trials in 'general hospitalised medical patients' and presents findings published in Journal of American Geriatric Society (JAGS) and PlusOne which demonstrate significantly few emergency hospital readmissions (22% intervention, 47% control, P = .007) and emergency GP visits (25% intervention, 67% control, P</p> | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Transitional Care, Tele-health nursing interventions, Diabetes/Cardiac Disease | en |
| dc.title | Transitional care using telehealth: Fewer emergency unplanned admissions and improved quality of life and functional ability | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Special Session | en |
| dc.type | Presentation | en |
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| dc.type.category | Full-text | en |
| dc.evidence.level | N/A | en |
| dc.research.approach | N/A | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Non-member | en |
| dc.author.details | Mary Courtney PhD, MHP, BAdmin (Acc), RN; Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu RN, BN, MN, (ICU) | en |
| dc.conference.name | 25th International Nursing Research Congress, 2014 | en |
| dc.conference.host | Sigma Theta Tau International | en |
| dc.conference.location | Hong Kong | en |
| dc.date.conferenceyear | 2014 | |
| dc.description.reviewtype | None: Event Material, Invited Presentation | en |
| dc.description.acquisition | Proxy-submission | en |
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