Components of the transitional care model (TCM) to reduce readmission in geriatric patients: a systematic review
Abstract Background Demographic changes are taking place in most industrialized countries. Geriatric patients are defined by the European Union of Medical Specialists as aged over 65 years and suffering from frailty and multi-morbidity, whose complexity puts a major burden on these patients, their f...
Main Authors: | Nadine Morkisch, Luz D. Upegui-Arango, Maria I. Cardona, Dirk van den Heuvel, Martina Rimmele, Cornel Christian Sieber, Ellen Freiberger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01747-w |
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