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. 2012 Mar 16;12:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-7

Table 2.

Prevention and Reactivation Care Program Interventions

Intervention PReCaP Core Staff
Hospital
Identification of patient at risk within 48 h after admission Research nurse
Assessment of risk factors for functional decline Research nurse
Consult with patient and relatives to discuss vulnerability and risk factors Casemanager or geriatric nurse
Biweekly Multidisciplinary Team Meeting: Geriatrician
• Analysis of the function diagnosis in relation to the medical diagnosis Geriatric nurse
• Design GAS care plan including advice for additional treatment aimed at functional preservation Nurse practitioner
Social worker
Transfer nurse
Casemanager
Geriatric consultation Geriatrician
Geriatric nurse
Casemanager
Transfer nurse
Interdisciplinary consultation, e.g. psychiatrist, psychologist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dietician, behavioral consultant Geriatrician
Casemanager
Support and provide treatment to informal caregiver (optional) Social worker
Review prognosis and discharge destination (in some cases register patient at hospital replacement care facility) Psychologist
Geriatrician
Geriatric nurse
Nurse practitioner
Social worker
Transfer nurse
Casemanager
Weekly telephone consultation informal caregiver Casemanager
Hand out flyer 'PReCaP Recovery Team' to patient Casemanager
Exit interview with patient and informal caregiver Transfer nurse
Hand out flyer 'Prevention and Reactivation Centre' to patient (if transfer to PRC) Transfer nurse
Handover GAS care plan to physician hospital replacement care facility Casemanager or geriatrician
Home visit and support after hospital discharge until six months after hospital admission, including optional therapy Casemanager
Prevention and Reactivation Centre
Admission to PRC (including GAS care plan/medical handover) Nurse practitioner
Review GAS care plan Nursing home physician or nurse practitioner
Physical examination Nursing home physician
Intake patient/informal caregiver Nurse
Weekly Multidisciplinary Team Meeting: Nursing home physician (coordinator)
• First MTM after one week admission PRC Nurse practitioner Casemanager Psychiatrist (in consultation)
• Review progress and adjust GAS care plan Social worker (in consultation)
• Casemanager home care attends MTM in week 9 Clinical geriatrician (in consultation)
Introduction and intake patient Nurse
Treatment according to GAS care plan Consulted disciplines
If needed additional treatment by PReCaP recovery team and other disciplines if indicated, e.g. behavioral therapist, dietician, music therapist, dance therapist, visual arts therapist Casemanager
Hand over diary to patient (incl. therapy appointments and treatment information) Nurse
Support with activities according to diary Nurse
Specialized nursing home care within the socio-therapeutic environment, e.g. psychologist, physiotherapist (3 times a week), occupational therapist, speech therapist, dietician, behavioral therapist, music therapist, dance therapist, visual arts therapist, social worker Casemanager
Review medication use Nursing home physician
Support informal caregiver Psychologist Casemanager
Assessment of Motor and Process Skills Occupational therapist
Before discharge home visit (in week 9) Occupational therapist
If needed consultation external expertise, e.g. ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, (orthopedic) surgeon, psychiatrist, neurologist, dermatologist, rehabilitation specialist Nursing home physician
If needed short term admission to psychiatric hospital or re-admission to hospital Nursing home physician
Hand out flyer 'PReCaP route after discharge' Casemanager
At discharge: write-up report GAS care plan, including advice additional treatment aimed at function preservation in the home environment Nursing home physician (coordinator)
Nurse practitioner Casemanager Psychiatrist (in consultation)
Social worker (in consultation)
Clinical geriatrician (in consultation)
At discharge: write-up discharge letter Nursing home physician Nurse practitioner
At discharge: write-up handover Involved disciplines
At discharge: handover care plan to general practitioner Casemanager
If home care after PRC discharge: intake casemanager homecare in the presence of casemanager PReCaP ('warm handover') Casemanager