Hospital-at-home and beyond: experiences of patients, caregivers and general practitioners with out-of-hospital care for moderate-to-severe lower respiratory tract infections in older adults—a qualitative study

2026-07-10

Rianne M C Pepping *

Isis Vink

Rick Roos

Maarten O van Aken

Frederiek van den Bos

Gerrit-Dirk de Loor

Hanneke Borgdorff

Rimke C Vos

Cees van Nieuwkoop

DOI：10.1093/ageing/afag144

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Hospital-at-home (HaH) may help address rising healthcare demands in ageing populations by providing hospital-level care outside the hospital. In the Netherlands, an integrated care pathway (ICP) ‘The Hague Respiratory Tract Infection Care Bridge’, was developed for adults aged ≥65 years with moderate-to-severe lower respiratory tract infections, offering care through HaH, hospital-at-nursing-home (HaNH) or hospital admission. This study explored experiences with this ICP among the different care settings from the perspectives of patients, informal caregivers and general practitioners (GPs).

Hospital-at-home and beyond: experiences of patients, caregivers and general practitioners with out-of-hospital care for moderate-to-severe lower respiratory tract infections in older adults—a qualitative study

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