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We sought to advance the timeline for postacute care decisions to before a hospitalization occurs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title><jats:p>Investigate the effect of <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/PlanYourLifespan.org\">PlanYourLifespan.org<\/jats:ext-link> (PYL) on knowledge of posthospital discharge options.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>DESIGN<\/jats:title><jats:p>Multisite randomized controlled trial.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>SETTING\/PATIENTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nonhospitalized adults, aged \u226565 years, living in urban, suburban, and rural areas of Texas, Illinois, and Indiana.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>INTERVENTION<\/jats:title><jats:p>PYL is a national, publicly available tool that provides education on posthospital therapy choices and local home\u2010based resources.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>MEASUREMENTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants completed an in\u2010person baseline survey, followed by exposure to intervention or attention control (AC) websites, then 1\u2010month and 3\u2010month telephone surveys. The primary knowledge outcome was measured with 6 items (possible 0\u20106 points) pertaining to hospital discharge needs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 385 participants randomized, mean age was 71.9 years (standard deviation 5.6) and 79.5% of participants were female. At 1 month, the intervention group had a 0.6 point change (standard deviation = 1.6) versus the AC group who had a \u20100.1 point change in knowledge score. Linear mixed modeling results suggest sex, health literacy level, level of education, income, and history of high blood pressure\/kidney disease were significant predictors of knowledge over time. Controlling for these variables, treatment effect remained significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seniors who used PYL demonstrated an increased understanding of posthospitalization and home services compared to the control group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>TRIAL REGISTRATION<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/Clinicaltrials.gov\">Clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link> Identifier: NCT0 2256072.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.12788\/jhm.2798","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,1]],"date-time":"2017-11-01T15:58:09Z","timestamp":1509551889000},"page":"911-917","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Helping Seniors Plan for Posthospital Discharge Needs Before a Hospitalization Occurs: Results from the Randomized Control Trial of 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