[Domiciliary intervention by occupational therapy after hospital discharge in order to prevent re-admission in the elderly: Study protocol for a randomised clinical trial].

Background And Objective: Re-admission to hospital by the elderly is a frequent event that is associated with complications. The aim of this article is to describe a randomised clinical trial protocol which has the aim of describing and comparing the impact of a home-based intervention by Occupational Therapists (OT) in the likelihood of re-admission at 6 months.

Material And Method: Randomised controlled trial conducted in medical units of the "Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile" and "Hospital de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile", with 217 patients aged 60 years or older admitted for acute or decompensated chronic disease, provided that they have a person of reference after hospital discharge.