Understanding a Complex Intervention to Reduce Unplanned Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes: Process Evaluation of INTERCARE
Understanding how interventions work in practice is crucial to inform potential adaptations to complex interventions. We found interprofessional collaboration supported by evidence-based instruments and the INTERCARE nurse to be key elements to drive the reduction of unplanned hospitalization, together with the use of ACP. The findings can help not only to optimize the intervention elements for scale-up, but also hold implications for refining alternative care models, ultimately reducing unplanned hospitalizations in NH residents. <b>Trial Registration:</b> ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03590470.
Authors
- Christine Serdaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-8365)
- Sabina De Geest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-7237)
- Andreas Zeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6170-8745)
- Kornelia Kotkowski
- Reto W. Kressig
- Thekla Brunkert
- Raphaëlle Ashley Guerbaai
- Nathalie I. H. Wellens
- Michael Simon
- Franziska Zúñiga
Institutions
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Felix Platter-Hospital (CH)
- Department of Biomedicine Basel (CH)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71748
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 46.02
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung