Pouw 2018.

Study name	Hospital at home care for older patients with cognitive impairment and an acute medical illness
Methods	Parallel randomised trial
Participants	Inclusion: adults aged >= 65 who present to the emergency department with a defined acute illness; diagnosed with dementia, delirium, or other cause of cognitive impairment; caregiver present, living within the catchment area, and with adequate living arrangements Exclusion: hospitalised during the previous 7 days, nursing home residents or awaiting a placement, need for palliative care, other acute or chronic conditions
Interventions	Intervention: hospital‐level care provided at the patient's own home Comparison: usual hospital care
Outcomes	Main outcomes: mortality, institutionalisation, ADL‐functioning, prevalence of hospital‐associated geriatric syndromes, length of stay in hospital or in hospital at home care programme, contact with healthcare professionals Other outcomes: time spent at home (home‐time), total number of days alive and out of the hospital or a skilled nursing facility, costs Follow‐up: 6 months
Starting date	December 2017
Contact information	Maaike A Pouw Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Notes	Trial registry: NTR6581

ADL: activities of daily living