The Focus is to Investigate Effect of a Case Management Interventions in Frequent Visitors to Emergency Departments Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Case Management Study Targeted to Reduce Health Care Utilization for Frequent Emergency Department Visitors
The aim of the study is to determine whether a nurse-managed telephone-based case-management intervention can reduce healthcare utilization and improve self-assessed health status in frequent emergency department users.
The study tests a nurse-run case-management intervention targeted towards frequent emergency department visitors. The aim is to reduce visits to emergency departments as well as to improve quality of life by facilitating coping mechanisms as well as redirecting these patients to more suitable health care facilities. ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care