The findings in this research article are specific to one acute care hospital in Brisbane, Australia. The insights illuminated by the research may be relevant in other settings, where similar contextual forces have shaped hospital care, but cannot fully account for why all patients self-discharge.

This article aims to determine the impact of the Home-based Outreach case Management of chronic disease Exploratory (HOME) Study model of care on participants’ health and wellbeing at 12 months.