Evaluation of an ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation program - results of a matched cohort study based on claims data

Abstract Background Ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation (AGR) is a multidisciplinary outpatient prevention program designed to decrease hospitalisation and dependence on nursing care in multimorbid patients ≥70 years of age. We evaluated the effectiveness of AGR compared to usual care on progression...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Simone Kiel, Carolin Zimak, Jean-François Chenot, Carsten Oliver Schmidt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-01-01
Subjects:	Ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation Geriatric multimorbidity Health claims data Matched cohort study Propensity score matching
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1415-5