Outcomes
disability
EVENT
The primary outcomes are the effects of the intervention on functional decline (assessed by the Barthel Index), institutionalization (yes/no) and mortality (yes/no) 3 months after discharge. With reference to functional decline, a worsening in Barthel score (≥5 points) regarding the basal (pre‐hospitalization) score, was considered the event. Secondary outcomes included disability in the instrumental daily life activities (assessed by the Lawton scale), visits to the ER (yes/no), hospital readmissions (yes/no) and changes in the frailty status, evaluated by the FRAIL scale. Worsening in the Lawton scale score (≥1 point) and improvement in the FRAIL scale score (≥1 item) were considered the event for the analysis.Baseline visits were performed face to face. Follow‐up visits after discharge (at 3 months ± 1 week) were carried out by telephone. In this follow‐up phone call, all the outcomes were assessed.