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Reducing utilisation of hospital services by case management: a randomised controlled trial
Antony C T Leung1, Daniel C N Yau, Chi-Pun Liu
1Haven of Hope Hospital, 8 Haven of Hope Road, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. aleung@ha.org.hk.
Abstract:
A 12-month randomised controlled trial was conducted in Hong Kong to evaluate the effectiveness of case management provided to a group of home-dwelling, frail elderly patients (control group: n = 47; intervention group: n = 45) in terms of utilisation of hospital services by these patients. Significant reductions (significance at P