Extended Cross-sectoral Nurse Follow-up After Discharge From a Geriatric Ward - Benefits and Challenges. A Mixed-method Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •Excluded from the study are patients discharged to a temporary skilled nursing facility, terminally ill patients with an anticipated short life expectancy, and incapacitated patients, e.g., patients with a diagnosis of dementia or persistent symptoms of cognitive impairment due to delirium during the whole in-hospital stay. Patients with a permanent address in a care home are not excluded by their type of residence unless they are mentally incapacitated.