A cohort study of the effects of multidisciplinary in-patient primary care in older adults

Key summary points Aim To evaluate to the effects of a multifactorial, multidisciplinary in-patient municipality intervention on functioning, need-of-care, and quality of life in functionally declining older adults. Findings Following the intervention, patients had increased quality of life, which remained at the post-intervention level even after 6 months. Further, participants had lower need-of-care and increased performance in physical function tests. Message A well-structured multifactorial and multidisciplinary in-patient intervention may lead to long-term clinically relevant improvements in functionally declining older adults.