
%0 Journal Article
%A Leung, Antony C T 
%A Yau, Daniel C N 
%A Liu, Chi-pun 
%A Yeoh, Chak-sum 
%A Chui, Tak-yi 
%A Chi, Iris 
%A Chow, Nelson W S 
%T Reducing utilisation of hospital services by case management: a randomised controlled trial
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2004/06/01
%V 28
%N 1
%P 79-86
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH040079
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH040079 
%X 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<0.05) in mean total number of hospital bed-days (P<0.001), mean total episodes of hospital admissions (P<0.001), and mean total number of attendances at the outpatient department (P< 0.05) were observed when the baseline and post-intervention differences between the intervention and control groups were compared. The study demonstrated that utilisation of hospital services could be significantly reduced when a group of elderly patients and their caregivers received timely interventions and appropriate services through case management services. 
