title: [Diagnostic house call within the scope of inpatient geriatric assessment].
abstract: The value of a diagnostic home visit as part of hospital-based geriatric assessment was examined in a prospective study. 141 subjects admitted from home to the geriatric hospital and showing functional decline with risk of nursing home placement underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment and a diagnostic home visit. In 19.1% of the patients, the diagnostic visit resulted in a change of time, and in 14.9% in a change of location of discharge. Up to seven problems were newly discovered (mean 2.1). To maintain independence up to six technical aids were prescribed (mean 2.3). The most common recommendations were related to safety (59.2% of all cases). In 89.3% the diagnostic home visit was judged necessary by the home intervention team. A follow-up visit after 3 months revealed that about 80% of all recommendations were implemented and approximately the same amount of technical aids were still used. The diagnostic home visit allows individual prescription of technical aids, when necessary. It contributes meaningful information to the geriatric assessment process and helps to achieve successful in-hospital therapy and discharge planning. It can be recommended especially for elderly patients at risk for losing their independence.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrisches Zentrum Bethanien am Klinikum, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nikolaus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Detterbeck
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gnielka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lempp-Gast
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Renk
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Suck-Röhrig
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schlierf
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000368:Aged; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Der diagnostische Hausbesuch im Rahmen des stationären geriatrischen Assessments.