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An exercise and telephone follow-up programme reduced emergency readmissions and improved quality of life in older people

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.14.4.120

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    STUDY DESIGN

    Design:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Allocation:

    {concealed}*.†

    Blinding:

    blinded {data collectors, data analysts, and safety committee}*.†

    STUDY QUESTION

    Setting:

    tertiary metropolitan hospital in Australia.

    Patients:

    128 patients ⩾65 years of age (mean age 79 y, 76% women, based on 122 patients) who were admitted to hospital for an acute medical condition and had ⩾1 risk factor for readmission (included age ⩾75 y, recent multiple admissions, multiple comorbidities, functional impairment, and depression). Exclusion criteria were need for home oxygen, inability to walk independently for 3 metres, or cognitive deficit.

    Intervention:

    exercise and telephone follow-up intervention (n = 64) or usual care (n = 64). The intervention included …

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    • Source of funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Project.