Proactive integrated consultation-liaison psychiatry and time spent in hospital by older medical inpatients in England (The HOME Study): a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
(2024)
Journal Article
Sharpe, M., Walker, J., van Niekerk, M., Toynbee, M., Magill, N., Frost, C., White, I. R., Walker, S., Duarte, A., Owens, C., Dickens, C., Price, A., Sharpe, M., Walker, J., van Niekerk, M., Toynbee, M., Magill, N., Frost, C., White, I. R., Walker, S., …Yousif, M. (2024). Proactive integrated consultation-liaison psychiatry and time spent in hospital by older medical inpatients in England (The HOME Study): a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 11(9), 684-695. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366%2824%2900188-3
Background: Older people admitted to hospital in an emergency often have prolonged inpatient stays that worsen their outcomes, increase health-care costs, and reduce bed availability. Growing evidence suggests that the biopsychosocial complexity of t... Read More about Proactive integrated consultation-liaison psychiatry and time spent in hospital by older medical inpatients in England (The HOME Study): a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.