JAMA internal medicine
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JAMA internal medicine · Mar 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyComprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Transitional Care in Acutely Hospitalized Patients: The Transitional Care Bridge Randomized Clinical Trial.
Older adults acutely hospitalized are at risk of disability. Trials on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and transitional care present inconsistent results. ⋯ A systematic CGA, followed by the transitional care bridge program, showed no effect on ADL functioning in acutely hospitalized older patients.
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JAMA internal medicine · Mar 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEffectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure: The Better Effectiveness After Transition -- Heart Failure (BEAT-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial.
It remains unclear whether telemonitoring approaches provide benefits for patients with heart failure (HF) after hospitalization. ⋯ Among patients hospitalized for HF, combined health coaching telephone calls and telemonitoring did not reduce 180-day readmissions.