Telephone follow‐up to reduce unplanned hospital returns for older emergency department patients: A randomized trial

Predicting Hospital Patients' Admission to Reduce Emergency Department Boarding

Non-Pharmacological Intervention to Reduce Sleep Disturbance among Older adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of folk music intervention and sleep hygiene education on the sleep quality of the older adults. Participants and Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial (RTC) that investigated the effect of music and sleep- hygiene on sleep disturbance among the elderly in Urmia. The study population consisted of 150 elderly people covered by Urmia compre...

Predicting hospital admission and returns to the emergency department for elderly patients.

OBJECTIVES Methods to accurately identify elderly patients with a high likelihood of hospital admission or subsequent return to the emergency department (ED) might facilitate the development of interventions to expedite the admission process, improve patient care, and reduce overcrowding. This study sought to identify variables found among elderly ED patients that could predict either hospital ...

Efficacy of Acupressure on Intensity of Acute Migraine in Patients Attending an Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background and purpose: Migraine is a very debilitating disorder despite medication treatments. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure on severity of acute migraine headaches. Materials and methods: This randomized controlled trial was performed in 84 migraine sufferers attending the Emergency Department in Sari Buali Hospital, Iran 2019. Patients were randomly divide...

A comprehensive hospital-based intervention to reduce readmissions for chronically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVES Medicare penalizes hospitals with 30-day readmissions above their expected rates. Hospitals have responded by implementing transitional care interventions; however, there is limited evidence to inform the development of a successful intervention. STUDY DESIGN Parallel-group, stratified, randomized controlled trial. METHODS A total of 512 patients hospitalized at 2 community hospi...