Predicting unplanned hospital visits in older home care recipients: a cross-country external validation study

Predicting unplanned hospital visits in older home care recipients: a cross-country external validation study

Abstract Background Accurate identification of older persons at risk of unplanned hospital visits can facilitate preventive interventions. Several risk scores have been developed to identify older adults at risk of unplanned hospital visits. It is unclear whether risk scores developed in one country...

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Main Authors: Jet H. Klunder, Veronique Bordonis, Martijn W. Heymans, Henriëtte G. van der Roest, Anja Declercq, Jan H. Smit, Vjenka Garms-Homolova, Pálmi V. Jónsson, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Graziano Onder, Karlijn J. Joling, Otto R. Maarsingh, Hein P. J. van Hout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Risk prediction models
Unplanned hospitalizations
Emergency department visits
Geographical validation
Home care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02521-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02521-2

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