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Nicholas M, Wittmann J, Norena M, Ornowska M, Reynolds S. A randomized, clinical trial investigating the use of a digital intervention to reduce delirium-associated agitation. NPJ Digit Med 2023; 6:202. [PMID: 37903857 PMCID: PMC10616287 DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00950-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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We aimed to determine if a novel digital therapeutic intervention could reduce agitation and unscheduled medication use in an adult delirious acute care population. Delirious participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to receive standard of care plus a single 4-hour exposure to the digital intervention "MindfulGarden", which uses a screen-based delivery to display a nature landscape with dynamic adjustment of screen content in response to movement and sound or standard of care only. Between March 2021 and January 2022, 73 participants were enrolled with 70 completing the trial protocol and included in the final analysis with a mean age of 61 years and 68% being male (35 intervention, 35 control). Mean RASS was significantly lower across the 4-hour study period in the intervention arm 0.3 (0.85) vs 0.9 (0.93), p = 0.01. Exposure to a nature-based dynamic digital intervention showed benefits in agitation reduction.
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- Michelle Nicholas
- Intensive Care Unit, Fraser Health Authority C/O Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Intensive Care Unit, Fraser Health Authority C/O Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Intensive Care Unit, Fraser Health Authority C/O Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada.
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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Garrido M, Álvarez E, Salech F, Rojas V, Jara N, Farías JI, de la Vega DP, Tobar E. Software-guided (PREVEDEL) cognitive stimulation to prevent delirium in hospitalised older adults: study protocol. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:472. [PMID: 37543590 PMCID: PMC10403832 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04189-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium is a clinical condition characterised by acute and fluctuating deterioration of the cognitive state, generally secondary to an acute pathology. Delirium is associated with negative outcomes in older adults, such as longer hospitalisations, higher mortality, and short and medium-term institutionalisation. Randomised clinical trials have shown that delirium is preventable through non-pharmacological prevention measures, decreasing its incidence by 30-50%. These interventions include promoting physical activity, facilitating the use of glasses and hearing aids, cognitive stimulation, and providing frequent reorientation of time and space, among others. These measures are currently seldom applied in hospitals in Chile and around the world for reasons including the heavy workload of clinical staff, the lack of trained personnel, and in general the absence of a systematic implementation processes. We developed a software called PREVEDEL, which includes non-pharmacological strategies such as cognitive stimulation, early mobilisation, orientation, and pain assessment. We propose a randomised clinical trial to evaluate whether cognitive stimulation guided by PREVEDEL software prevents delirium status (full/subsyndromal delirium) in hospitalised older adults. METHOD A randomised controlled trial, with parallel, multicentre groups. We will recruite patients 65 years or older who have been hospitalised for less than 48 h in the general ward or the intermediate care units of four hospitals in Santiago, Chile. The participants in the intervention group will use a tablet with cognitive stimulation software for delirium prevention for five continuous days versus the control group who will use the tablet without the software. We will evaluate the incidence, duration, density of delirium, subsyndromal delirium with the Confusion Assessment Method, cognitive with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and functional status with the Functional Independence Measure at discharge. Moreover, we will evaluate the adherence to prevention measures, as well as demographic variables of interest. DISCUSSION The use of cognitive PREVEDEL software could increase and improve the implementation of non-pharmacological prevention measures for delirium in hospitalised older adults, thus reducing its incidence and contributing to patients and health professionals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT05108207 ClinicalTrials.gov. Registered 4 November 2021.
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- Maricel Garrido
- Departamento de Medicina, Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de La Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia #1027, 8380453, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Estudios en Neurociencia Humana y Neuropsicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Vergara #275, 8320000, Santiago-Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- Sección de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Gerociencia, Salud Mental y Metabolismo, GERO, Las Palmeras #3425, 7800003, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Medicina, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- International Research Project for the Humanization of Intensive Care Units (HU-CI Project), Calle Cerceda #11, Collado -Villalba, 28400, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina, Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Medicina, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Medicina, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Hospital Clínico de La Universidad de Chile, Carlos Lorca Tobar #999, 8380456, Independencia-Santiago, Chile.
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Kushniruk A, Bergschöld JM, Whitmore C, Winters M, Kayser L. Involving Older People With Frailty or Impairment in the Design Process of Digital Health Technologies to Enable Aging in Place: Scoping Review. JMIR Hum Factors 2023; 10:e37785. [PMID: 36705959 PMCID: PMC9919541 DOI: 10.2196/37785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With an increase in life expectancy globally, the focus on digital health technologies that can enhance physical and mental health among older people with frailty and impairment has increased. Similarly, research interest in how digital health technology can promote well-being and self-management of health in older age has increased, including an increased focus on methods for designing digital health technologies that meet the various medical, psychological, and social needs of older population. Despite the increased focus, there remains a necessity to further understand the needs of this population group to ensure uptake and to avoid introduction of additional challenges when introducing technologies, for example, because of poor technological design. The scope is limited to digital health technologies meant to enable older people with frailty and impairment to age in place. OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to explore how older people with frailty and impairment are involved in various parts of the design processes of digital health technologies and identify gaps or neglected steps in a user-involving design process. This included a focus on recruitment strategies, contributions, and methods used to address the perspectives, needs, and desires of older people with frailty and impairment in the development of digital health technologies. METHODS A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) reporting from February 2021 to April 2021. Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and IEEE using a search string covering the concepts of health technology, older people, frailty and impairment, user-centered design, and self-management. RESULTS In total, 1891 studies were imported for screening from the initial search. A total of 22 studies were included in this review after full-text screening and manual search. Invitation through partners was the most reported recruitment strategy to involve older people with frailty and impairment in the design process of digital health technologies. Furthermore, they were commonly involved in the final evaluation of the development process. Three main gaps identified were the use of outreach approaches to recruit older people with frailty and impairment in the design process of digital health technologies, description of the value of involvement and outcome of the contribution of participants, and knowledge regarding involvement in all parts of the design process. CONCLUSIONS Although there is literature on methods for involving older people with frailty and impairment in the design of digital health technology, there is little methodological dialogue on the nuances of how different methods for involvement relate to and shape the outcome of the development process.
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- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Martin AK, Green TL, McCarthy AL, Sowa PM, Laakso EL. Allied health transdisciplinary models of care in hospital settings: A scoping review . J Interprof Care 2023; 37:118-130. [PMID: 35341438 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2022.2038552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Improving the productivity of the allied health workforce is a global priority in response to the increasing incidence of chronic disease, associated healthcare costs, and insufficient workforce volume. Team-based healthcare, specifically allied health transdisciplinary teams, might be a solution to improve the utilization of workforce while maintaining high-quality and value-based healthcare. Allied health transdisciplinary teams can be a valuable solution in settings where care is delivered by different allied health professionals. Transdisciplinary teams embrace overlapping skills and blur traditional professional boundaries, allowing one professional to deliver certain aspects of care without eroding the skills and knowledge that each profession offers. The objective of this scoping review is to systematically examine and map the characteristics, outcomes, facilitators, and barriers of contemporary allied health transdisciplinary models of care that have been implemented in hospital settings. The scoping review was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Three screening rounds were completed by two independent reviewers. Included sources were synthesized using descriptive and tabular analysis. Nine studies that evaluated hospital-based allied health transdisciplinary teams were included. One study was a randomized controlled trial, five were experimental quantitative studies, two utilized qualitative analyses, and one was a conference abstract. Most studies reported improvements in time-efficiency, quality of care, and positive stakeholder perceptions. One study reported labor and capital cost savings. Barriers and facilitators of transdisciplinary teams were categorized by the authors as person/interpersonal, workflow, organizational or implementation factors. This review presents some evidence that demonstrates the potential of hospital-based allied health transdisciplinary teams, however high-quality evidence is scarce. Further primary research should focus on stakeholder perceptions, and labor and capital cost outcomes.
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- A K Martin
- Faculty of Medicine, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland - Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Allied Health, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Wang Q, Liu J, Zhou L, Tian J, Chen X, Zhang W, Wang H, Zhou W, Gao Y. Usability evaluation of mHealth apps for elderly individuals: a scoping review. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2022; 22:317. [PMID: 36461017 PMCID: PMC9717549 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-02064-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Usability is a key factor affecting the acceptance of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) for elderly individuals, but traditional usability evaluation methods may not be suitable for use in this population because of aging barriers. The objectives of this study were to identify, explore, and summarize the current state of the literature on the usability evaluation of mHealth apps for older adults and to incorporate these methods into the appropriate evaluation stage. METHODS Electronic searches were conducted in 10 databases. Inclusion criteria were articles focused on the usability evaluation of mHealth apps designed for older adults. The included studies were classified according to the mHealth app usability evaluation framework, and the suitability of evaluation methods for use among the elderly was analyzed. RESULTS Ninety-six articles met the inclusion criteria. Research activity increased steeply after 2013 (n = 92). Satisfaction (n = 74) and learnability (n = 60) were the most frequently evaluated critical measures, while memorability (n = 13) was the least evaluated. The ratios of satisfaction, learnability, operability, and understandability measures were significantly related to the different stages of evaluation (P < 0.05). The methods used for usability evaluation were questionnaire (n = 68), interview (n = 36), concurrent thinking aloud (n = 25), performance metrics (n = 25), behavioral observation log (n = 14), screen recording (n = 3), eye tracking (n = 1), retrospective thinking aloud (n = 1), and feedback log (n = 1). Thirty-two studies developed their own evaluation tool to assess unique design features for elderly individuals. CONCLUSION In the past five years, the number of studies in the field of usability evaluation of mHealth apps for the elderly has increased rapidly. The mHealth apps are often used as an auxiliary means of self-management to help the elderly manage their wellness and disease. According to the three stages of the mHealth app usability evaluation framework, the critical measures and evaluation methods are inconsistent. Future research should focus on selecting specific critical measures relevant to aging characteristics and adapting usability evaluation methods to elderly individuals by improving traditional tools, introducing automated evaluation tools and optimizing evaluation processes.
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- Qiuyi Wang
- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Clinical Nursing Department, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiang Yin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433 China
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Liu N, Yin J, Tan SSL, Ngiam KY, Teo HH. Mobile health applications for older adults: a systematic review of interface and persuasive feature design. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021; 28:2483-2501. [PMID: 34472601 PMCID: PMC8510293 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Mobile-based interventions have the potential to promote healthy aging among older adults. However, the adoption and use of mobile health applications are often low due to inappropriate designs. The aim of this systematic review is to identify, synthesize, and report interface and persuasive feature design recommendations of mobile health applications for elderly users to facilitate adoption and improve health-related outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Scopus databases to identify studies that discussed and evaluated elderly-friendly interface and persuasive feature designs of mobile health applications using an elderly cohort. RESULTS We included 74 studies in our analysis. Our analysis revealed a total of 9 elderly-friendly interface design recommendations: 3 recommendations were targeted at perceptual capabilities of elderly users, 2 at motor coordination problems, and 4 at cognitive and memory deterioration. We also compiled and reported 5 categories of persuasive features: reminders, social features, game elements, personalized interventions, and health education. DISCUSSION Only 5 studies included design elements that were based on theories. Moreover, the majority of the included studies evaluated the application as a whole without examining end-user perceptions and the effectiveness of each single design feature. Finally, most studies had methodological limitations, and better research designs are needed to quantify the effectiveness of the application designs rigorously. CONCLUSIONS This review synthesizes elderly-friendly interface and persuasive feature design recommendations for mobile health applications from the existing literature and provides recommendations for future research in this area and guidelines for designers.
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- Na Liu
- Discipline of Business Information Systems, The University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Information Systems and Analytics, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Information Systems and Analytics, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Information Systems and Analytics, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Garrido MA, Alvarez EA, Ponce DP, Salech F, Tobar DI, Tobar EA. Consolidated framework for advancing implementation science for the implementation process and adherence assessment of a non-pharmacological delirium prevention program. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 36:302-313. [PMID: 32892410 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contribution of applying the theoretical framework of implementation science for adherence to non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium. METHODS A quasi-experimental prospective design was conducted from March 2017 to October 2018 in a teaching hospital. Participants included 149 healthcare staff and 72 elderly inpatients. A non-pharmacological delirium prevention program was designed, applied and evaluated in accordance with the consolidated framework for advancing implementation research (CFIR). The primary outcome was the global adherence rate to 12 predefined indicators, comparing measurements at baseline (O1), after training (O2) and at a 6-month follow-up (O3) assessed by an external reviewer. Staff knowledge and beliefs about delirium were assessed using a validated tool, and delirium incidence was evaluated using the confusion assessment method. RESULTS Overall adherence increased from 58.2% (O1) to 77.9% (O2) and 75.6% (O3) (O2 vs. O1: p < 0.001 and O3 vs. O1: p < 0.001). Staff perceptions regarding implementation of non-pharmacological interventions increased from 74.8% to 81.9% (p = 0.004). Delirium incidence was non-significantly reduced from 20% (O1) to 16% (O3) (p = 0.99). CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a delirium prevention program using a CFIR model was useful in improving adherence to activities included in this program, as well as improving the knowledge and beliefs regarding delirium by healthcare workers. The impact of this implementation strategy on the incidence of delirium should be evaluated in a larger scale multicenter trial.
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- Maricel A Garrido
- Departamento de Medicina Interna Norte, Servicio Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Ciencias de la Ocupación y Terapia Ocupacional, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Medicina Interna Norte, Sección Geriatría, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Unidad de Cuidados Adulto Mayor, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Medicina Interna Norte, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Bin KJ, Higa N, da Silva JH, Quagliano DA, Hangai RK, Cobello-Júnior V, Pereira AJR, Carneiro-D'Albuquerque LA, Carrilho FJ, Wen CL, Ono SK. Building an outpatient telemedicine care pilot using Scrum-like framework within a medical residency program. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2021; 76:e2795. [PMID: 34133480 PMCID: PMC8183335 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e2795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES A good health care does not only depend on good medical practice, but also needs great management of its resources, which are generally short. In this sense, PROAHSA has been training new health managers since 1972. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that medicine will go through a new phase, where telehealth will be present in this "Improved Normal". This report is about how a pilot teleconsultation study was carried out for HCFMUSP patients through the Scrum-like framework. It is to deploy a pilot of remote assistance involving a doctor and a patient in the Ambulatory of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation of HCFMUSP. METHODS We applied the Scrum-like framework to carry out this work with an interdisciplinary multifunctionality team. RESULTS A full telemedicine service flow was implemented within eight weeks using existing infrastructure and resources implementing the Scrum methodology. Twenty-three teleconsultations were scheduled and eight guides built. CONCLUSION Scrum framework has a great potential to improve the training of students and to conclude pilot projects.
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- Kaio Jia Bin
- Programa de Estudos Avancados em Administracao Hospitalar e de Sistemas de Saude (PROAHSA), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Corresponding author. E-mail:
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- Programa de Estudos Avancados em Administracao Hospitalar e de Sistemas de Saude (PROAHSA), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Programa de Estudos Avancados em Administracao Hospitalar e de Sistemas de Saude (PROAHSA), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Nucleo Especializado em Tecnologia da Informacao (NETI), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Telemedicina, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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Morandi A, Inzitari M, Udina C, Gual N, Mota M, Tassistro E, Andreano A, Cherubini A, Gentile S, Mossello E, Marengoni A, Olivé A, Riba F, Ruiz D, de Jaime E, Bellelli G. Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020; 22:1162-1167.e3. [PMID: 33160873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sensory deficits are important risk factors for delirium but have been investigated in single-center studies and single clinical settings. This multicenter study aims to evaluate the association between hearing and visual impairment or bi-sensory impairment (visual and hearing impairment) and delirium. DESIGN Cross-sectional study nested in the 2017 "Delirium Day" project. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Patients 65 years and older admitted to acute hospital medical wards, emergency departments, rehabilitation wards, nursing homes, and hospices in Italy. METHODS Delirium was assessed with the 4AT (a short tool for delirium assessment) and sensory deficits with a clinical evaluation. We assessed the association between delirium, hearing and visual impairment in multivariable logistic regression models, adjusting for: Model 1, we included predisposing factors for delirium (ie, dementia, weight loss and autonomy in the activities of daily living); Model 2, we added to Model 1 variables, which could be considered precipitating factors for delirium (ie, psychoactive drugs and urinary catheters). RESULTS A total of 3038 patients were included; delirium prevalence was 25%. Patients with delirium had a higher prevalence of hearing impairment (30.5% vs 18%; P < .001), visual impairment (24.2% vs 15.7%; P < .01) and bi-sensory impairment (16.2% vs 7.5%) compared with those without delirium. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, the presence of bi-sensory impairment was associated with delirium in Model 1 [odds ratio (OR) 1.5, confidence interval (CI) 1.2-2.1; P = .00] and in Model 2 (OR 1.4; CI 1.1-1.9; P = .02), whereas the presence of visual and hearing impairment alone was not associated with delirium either in Model 1 (OR 0.8; CI 0.6-1.2, P = .36; OR 1.1; CI 0.8-1.4; P = .42) or in Model 2 (OR 0.8, CI 0.6-1.2, P = .27; OR 1.1, CI 0.8-1.4, P = .63). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our findings support the importance of routine screening and specific interventions by a multidisciplinary team to implement optimal management of sensory impairments and hence prevention and the management of the patients with delirium.
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- Alessandro Morandi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Fondazione Camplani Casa di Cura "Ancelle della Carità", Cremona, Italy; Geriatric Research Group, Brescia, Italy; REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain.
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- REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Cristina Udina
- REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Neus Gual
- REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
| | - Miriam Mota
- REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
| | - Elena Tassistro
- Bicocca Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Bioimaging (B4 center), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
| | - Anita Andreano
- Bicocca Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Bioimaging (B4 center), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
| | - Antonio Cherubini
- Geriatria, Accettazione geriatrica e Centro di ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA Ancona, Italy
| | - Simona Gentile
- Department of Rehabilitation, Fondazione Camplani Casa di Cura "Ancelle della Carità", Cremona, Italy; Geriatric Research Group, Brescia, Italy
| | - Enrico Mossello
- University of Florence, Carreggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
| | - Alessandra Marengoni
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Anna Olivé
- Hospital Mare de Déu de la Mercè, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Francesc Riba
- Hospital de la Santa Creu, Jesus-Tortors, Tarragona, Spain
| | - Domingo Ruiz
- Fundació Althaia, Manresa, Spain; Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Elisabet de Jaime
- Geriatrics Department, University Hospital Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Giuseppe Bellelli
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy; Geriatric Unit, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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