Table 1 The logic model of Continuum of care for frail elderly persons, from the emergency ward to living at home intervention
From: Systematic evaluation of implementation fidelity of complex interventions in health and social care
Core inputs | Immediate Impacts | Short-Term Impacts | Impacts | Health Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geriatric assessment at emergency department, | Contact between emergency department and community case manager, | Community care will have increased information regarding the needs of the older person, increased contact between emergency healthcare and community social care, | Possibilities for earlier discovery of problems, earlier care and rehabilitation efforts and changes in care and rehabilitation plans, better uptake of older people's viewpoints | Maintained functional ability, increased life satisfaction, reduced number of visits to the emergency department, |
Case manager and multi-professional team at the community care, | Case manager has early contact with older person at hospital, continuous contact between case manager and older people, early contact with older peoples' families | Reduced number of stays in hospital wards, higher satisfaction with community care and rehabilitation | ||
Care planning after hospital discharge at older person's home | Older people will have more knowledge of whom to contact when they need help, increased participation opportunities for older people and their families in care planning |