Geriatric Helpline Services to Improve Health and Care Pathways in Older Adults: A Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis
This new organization of geriatric care intervention is cost-effective but depends on the motive for calling distribution and the "call: advice - response: hospitalization" mismatches. The full-time geriatrician is easily financed by the cost savings made. <b>Trial Registration:</b> ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03959475.
Authors
- Bienvenu Bongué (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-6400)
- Luc Goethals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5809-7966)
- Thomas Célarier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8748-1286)
- Marie Blanquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-2964)
- Caroline Duprè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-2725)
- Charline Mourgues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0357-3595)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- University of Clermont Auvergne (FR)
- Sigma Clermont (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne (FR)
- Association pour l'Utilisation du Rein Artificiel (FR)
- Université Jean Monnet (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71635
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00