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Webb L, Yarwood G, Witham G, Wright S, Galvani S. Providing holistic end-of-life care for people with a history of problem substance use: a mixed methods cohort study of interdisciplinary service provision and integrated care. BMC Palliat Care 2024; 23:86. [PMID: 38556868 PMCID: PMC10983728 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01416-4] [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: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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Harmful use of illicit drugs and/or alcohol is linked to life-limiting illness and complex health and social care needs, but people who use substances and have complex needs do not receive timely palliative care and fail to achieve quality standards for a good death. They and their families often require support from multiple health and social care services which are shown to be poorly integrated and fail to deliver interdisciplinary care. This study aimed to identify the existing barriers and facilitators within and between services in providing this population with a good death. Using a mixed methods approach of survey, focus groups and semi-structured interviews, we explored the perspectives of practitioner and management staff across a range of health and social disciplines and organisations in one combined authority in a large city in the north west of England. Our findings indicate that practitioners want to provide better care for this client group, but face structural, organisational and professional boundary barriers to delivering integrated and shared care. Differences in philosophy of care, piecemeal commissioning and funding of services, and regulatory frameworks for different services, lead to poor and inequitable access to health and social care services. Ways forward for improving care are suggested as bespoke hostel-based accommodation for palliative care for this client group, and specialist link workers who can transcend professional and organisational boundaries to support co-ordination of services and support. We conclude that it is no longer adequate to call for more training, better communication and improved joint working. Complex care at the end of life requires creative and cohesive systemic responses that enable multi-disciplinary practitioners to provide the care they wish to give and enables individuals using substances to get the respect and quality service they deserve.
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- Lucy Webb
- Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Change Grow Live, 76 King Street, Orega, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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Delahunty-Pike A, Lambert M, Schwarz C, Howse D, Bisson M, Aubrey-Bassler K, Burge F, Chouinard MC, Doucet S, Luke A, Macdonald M, Zed J, Taylor J, Hudon C. Stakeholders' perceptions of a nurse-led telehealth case management intervention in primary care for patients with complex care needs: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e073679. [PMID: 37844984 PMCID: PMC10582901 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth case management (TCM) was introduced in primary care for patients requiring care by distance. While not all healthcare needs can be addressed via telehealth, the use of information and communication technology to support healthcare delivery has the potential to contribute to the management of patients with chronic conditions and associated complex care needs. However, few qualitative studies have documented stakeholders' perceptions of TCM. This study aimed to describe patients', primary care providers' and clinic managers' perceptions of the use of a nurse-led TCM intervention for primary care patients with complex care needs. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive study. SETTING Three primary care clinics in three Canadian provinces. PARTICIPANTS Patients with complex care needs (n=30), primary care providers (n=11) and clinic managers (n=2) participated in qualitative individual interviews and focus groups. INTERVENTION TCM intervention was delivered by nurse case managers over a 6-month period. RESULTS Participants' perceptions of the TCM intervention were summarised in three themes: (1) improved patient access, comfort and sense of reassurance; (2) trusting relationships and skilled nurse case managers; (3) activities more suitable for TCM. TCM was a generally accepted mode of primary care delivery, had many benefits for patients and providers and worked well for most activities that do not require physical assessment or treatment. Participants found TCM to be useful and a viable alternative to in-person care. CONCLUSIONS TCM improves access to care and is successful when a relationship of trust between the nurse case manager and patient can develop over time. Healthcare policymakers and primary care providers should consider the benefits of TCM and promote this mode of delivery as a complement to in-person care for patients with complex care needs.
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- Alannah Delahunty-Pike
- Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Département de Médecine de Famille et de Médecine d'Urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint. John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Département de Médecine de Famille et de Médecine d'Urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint. John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint. John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Département de Médecine de Famille et de Médecine d'Urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Kehoe MacLeod K, Flores KN, Chandra K. Identifying facilitators and barriers to integrated and equitable care for community-dwelling older adults with high emergency department use from historically marginalized groups. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:97. [PMID: 37208757 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01900-y] [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: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND High rates of emergency department (ED) use by older adults persist despite attempts to improve accessibility of appropriate and comprehensive care. Understanding the drivers of ED visits from the perspective of older adults from historically marginalized groups could help reduce ED use by patients with needs that are preventable or could have been treated in a more appropriate setting. This interpretivist, feminist study aims to explore the unmet care needs of older adults (age 65 +) with high ED use and belonging to historically marginalized groups to better understand how social and structural inequities reinforced by neoliberalism; federal and provincial governance structures and policy frameworks; and regional processes and local institutional practices, shape the experiences of these older adults, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes based on the social determinants of health (SDH). METHODS/DESIGN This mixed methods study will employ an integrated knowledge translation (iKT) approach, starting with a quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase. Older adults self-identifying as belonging to a historically marginalized group, having visited an ED three or more times in the past 12 months, and living in a private dwelling, will be recruited using flyers posted at two emergency care sites and by an on-site research assistant. Data obtained through surveys, short answer questions, and chart review will be used to compile case profiles of patients from historically marginalized groups with potentially avoidable ED visits. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses and inductive thematic analysis will be conducted. Findings will be interpreted using the Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework to identify the interconnections between unmet care needs, potentially avoidable ED admissions, structural inequalities, and the SDH. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with a subset of older adults at risk of poor health outcomes based on SDH, family care partners, and health care professionals to validate preliminary findings and collect additional data on perceived facilitators and barriers to integrated and accessible care. DISCUSSION Exploring the linkages between potentially avoidable ED visits by older adults from marginalized groups and how their care experiences have been shaped by inequities in the systems, policies, and institutions that structure health and social care provision will enable researchers to offer recommendations for equity-focused policy and clinical practice reforms to improve patient outcomes and system integration.
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- Krystal Kehoe MacLeod
- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Džakula A, Lončarek K, Vočanec D. Complex patients - an academism or reality? Croat Med J 2023; 64:61-63. [PMID: 36864820 PMCID: PMC10028566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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- Dorja Vočanec, Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia,
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Džakula A, Lončarek K, Vočanec D. Complex patients - an academism or reality? Croat Med J 2023. [PMID: 36864820 PMCID: PMC10028566 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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- Dorja Vočanec, Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia,
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Bujold M, Pluye P, Légaré F. Decision-making and related outcomes of patients with complex care needs in primary care settings: a systematic literature review with a case-based qualitative synthesis. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2022; 23:279. [PMID: 36352376 PMCID: PMC9644584 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01879-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND In primary care, patients increasingly face difficult decisions related to complex care needs (multimorbidity, polypharmacy, mental health issues, social vulnerability and structural barriers). There is a need for a pragmatic conceptual model to understand decisional needs among patients with complex care needs and outcomes related to decision. We aimed to identify types of decisional needs among patients with complex care needs, and decision-making configurations of conditions associated with decision outcomes. METHODS We conducted a systematic mixed studies review. Two specialized librarians searched five bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and SSCI). The search strategy was conducted from inception to December 2017. A team of twenty crowd-reviewers selected empirical studies on: (1) patients with complex care needs; (2) decisional needs; (3) primary care. Two reviewers appraised the quality of included studies using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. We conducted a 2-phase case-based qualitative synthesis framed by the Ottawa Decision Support Framework and Gregor's explicative-predictive theory type. A decisional need case involved: (a) a decision (what), (b) concerning a patient with complex care needs with bio-psycho-social characteristics (who), (c) made independently or in partnership (how), (d) in a specific place and time (where/when), (e) with communication and coordination barriers or facilitators (why), and that (f) influenced actions taken, health or well-being, or decision quality (outcomes). RESULTS We included 47 studies. Data sufficiency qualitative criterion was reached. We identified 69 cases (2997 participants across 13 countries) grouped into five types of decisional needs: 'prioritization' (n = 26), 'use of services' (n = 22), 'prescription' (n = 12), 'behavior change' (n = 4) and 'institutionalization' (n = 5). Many decisions were made between clinical encounters in situations of social vulnerability. Patterns of conditions associated with decision outcomes revealed four decision-making configurations: 'well-managed' (n = 13), 'asymmetric encounters' (n = 21), 'self-management by default' (n = 8), and 'chaotic' (n = 27). Shared decision-making was associated with positive outcomes. Negative outcomes were associated with independent decision-making. CONCLUSION Our results could extend decision-making models in primary care settings and inform subsequent user-centered design of decision support tools for heterogenous patients with complex care needs.
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- Mathieu Bujold
- Department of Management, Evaluation and Health Policy, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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Cohidon C, Gallay E, Wild P, Stiefel F, Bourquin C, Senn N. Identifying complex patients in family medicine for potential benefit from a case manager: a short questionnaire derived from the INTERMED Self-Assessment (IMSA) questionnaire. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2022; 23:276. [PMID: 36333794 PMCID: PMC9636696 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01876-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose To investigate how useful the Intermed-Self Assessment (IMSA) questionnaire and its components were for identifying which patient candidates would benefit most from case management (CM) in general practice. Methods The study was carried out in a group family medicine practice in Lausanne comprising seven GPs and four medical assistants, from February to April 2019. All the patients attending the practice between February and April 2019 were invited to complete the IMSA questionnaire. Additionally, their GPs were asked for their opinions on the potential benefits of each patient being assigned a case manager. Each IMSA item’s value has been assessed as a predictor of GPs’ opinions by using multivariate logistic models. A score including items retained as predictor was built. Results Three hundred and thirty one patients participated in the study (participation rate: 62%). Three items from the 20 item IMSA were sufficient to predict GPs’ opinions about whether their patients could be expected to benefit if assigned a case manager. Those items addressed the patient’s existing chronic diseases (item1), quality of life in relation to existing diseases (item 3), and their social situation (item 9). Using these three items as a score, a cut-off at 4 gave a sensitivity of 70% (ability to correctly identify patients who could benefit from a CM) and specificity of 73% (ability to correctly identify patients who should not benefit from a CM) and concerned about one patient in two. Conclusion Identifying complex patients suitable for case management remains a challenge for primary care professionals. This paper describes a novel approach using a structured process of combining the results of standardized tools such as the one defined in this study, and the experience of the primary care team. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12875-022-01876-8.
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- Christine Cohidon
- grid.9851.50000 0001 2165 4204Department of Family Medicine, Center for Primary Care and General Medicine (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.9851.50000 0001 2165 4204Department of Family Medicine, Center for Primary Care and General Medicine (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.8515.90000 0001 0423 4662Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.8515.90000 0001 0423 4662Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.9851.50000 0001 2165 4204Department of Family Medicine, Center for Primary Care and General Medicine (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Van Doren S, De Coninck D, Hermans K, Declercq A. Examining Care Assessment Scores of Community-Dwelling Adults in Flanders, Belgium: The Role of Socio-Psychological and Assessor-Related Factors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:11845. [PMID: 34831601 PMCID: PMC8617752 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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One of the primary objectives of health systems is to provide a fair system by providing a comprehensive and holistic approach to caregiving rather than focusing on a single aspect of a person's care needs. This approach is often embodied by using standardized care assessments across health and social care settings. These assessments are completed by professional assessors and yield vital information regarding a person's health or contextual characteristics (e.g., civic engagement, psychosocial wellbeing, environmental characteristics, informal care). However, these scores may be subject to bias that endangers the fairness of the health system. In this study, we investigate to what extent socio-economic and psychological indicators and assessor-related indicators are associated with BelRAI Screener care assessment scores amongst 743 community-dwelling adults nested within 92 assessors in Flanders, Belgium. Findings indicate that there is significant variance in scores at the assessor-level. Socio-psychological characteristics of clients are associated with scores: being fluent in Dutch and providing informal care are associated with low care dependency, while living with children, feelings of depression, and the presence of an informal caregiver during assessment are associated with high care dependency. We discuss the importance of rigorous assessor training and the potential for socio-psychological factors to contribute to the allocation of welfare benefits in light of the Flemish home care system's potential (lack of) fairness.
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- Shauni Van Doren
- LUCAS Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (K.H.); (A.D.)
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- Center for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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- LUCAS Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (K.H.); (A.D.)
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- LUCAS Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (K.H.); (A.D.)
- Center for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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Sharma N, Schwendimann R, Endrich O, Ausserhofer D, Simon M. Variation of Daily Care Demand in Swiss General Hospitals: Longitudinal Study on Capacity Utilization, Patient Turnover and Clinical Complexity Levels. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e27163. [PMID: 34420926 PMCID: PMC8414292 DOI: 10.2196/27163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Variations in hospitals’ care demand relies not only on the patient volume but also on the disease severity. Understanding both daily severity and patient volume in hospitals could help to identify hospital pressure zones to improve hospital-capacity planning and policy-making. Objective This longitudinal study explored daily care demand dynamics in Swiss general hospitals for 3 measures: (1) capacity utilization, (2) patient turnover, and (3) patient clinical complexity level. Methods A retrospective population-based analysis was conducted with 1 year of routine data of 1.2 million inpatients from 102 Swiss general hospitals. Capacity utilization was measured as a percentage of the daily maximum number of inpatients. Patient turnover was measured as a percentage of the daily sum of admissions and discharges per hospital. Patient clinical complexity level was measured as the average daily patient disease severity per hospital from the clinical complexity algorithm. Results There was a pronounced variability of care demand in Swiss general hospitals. Among hospitals, the average daily capacity utilization ranged from 57.8% (95% CI 57.3-58.4) to 87.7% (95% CI 87.3-88.0), patient turnover ranged from 22.5% (95% CI 22.1-22.8) to 34.5% (95% CI 34.3-34.7), and the mean patient clinical complexity level ranged from 1.26 (95% CI 1.25-1.27) to 2.06 (95% CI 2.05-2.07). Moreover, both within and between hospitals, all 3 measures varied distinctly between days of the year, between days of the week, between weekdays and weekends, and between seasons. Conclusions While admissions and discharges drive capacity utilization and patient turnover variation, disease severity of each patient drives patient clinical complexity level. Monitoring—and, if possible, anticipating—daily care demand fluctuations is key to managing hospital pressure zones. This study provides a pathway for identifying patients’ daily exposure to strained hospital systems for a time-varying causal model.
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- Narayan Sharma
- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Patient Safety Office, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Directorate of Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,College of Health-Care Professions Claudiana, Bozen, Italy
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Nursing Research Unit, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Gao Y, Shan Y, Wang S, Li X, Jiang T, Cai L, Jiang X, Wang H. Decisional control preference among Chinese patients with advanced kidney disease: the role of mastery, perceived social support and self-efficacy. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2021; 27:2126-2137. [PMID: 34241551 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2021.1952282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although previous studies have shown a correlation between mastery, self-efficacy, and perceived social support among Chinese patients with advanced kidney disease, few studies have examined their relationship pathways. This study aimed to examine decisional control preference and the relationship between mastery, perceived social support, and self-efficacy among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. A cross-sectional survey was conducted, and 350 participants were investigated using Control Preference Scale, Personal Mastery Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale, and Self-efficacy Scale. The mediating relationships were determined via structural equation modeling. Results showed that education and economic status were demographic factors influencing patients' decisional control preference. The model showed that mastery and self-efficacy had a direct effect on decisional control preference while perceived social support had an indirect effect mediated via mastery and self-efficacy. Therefore, improving self-efficacy can increase patient willingness to involve in medical decision-making. This study provides new interventions and future directions for promoting decisional control preference.
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- Yajing Gao
- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Medical College of Zhengzhou University
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Mai HT, Croxford D, Kendall MC, De Oliveira G. An appraisal of published clinical guidelines in anesthesiology practice using the AGREE II instrument. Can J Anaesth 2021; 68:1038-1044. [PMID: 33761103 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-021-01973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Clinical practice guidelines are developed to provide physicians with appraised scientific evidence and enhance their medical decision-making process. Poorly developed guidelines can have a negative impact on patient care, but the quality of clinical guidelines has not been evaluated in anesthesiology practice. METHODS We evaluated the quality of clinical practice guidelines in anesthesiology retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases from August 2013 to August 2018 using a validated appraisal instrument. Exclusion criteria excluded consensus statements, editorials, non-clinical/legal-themed manuscripts, institutional protocols, research methods, and chronic pain and surgical technique guidelines. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A total of 96 clinical practice guidelines were included in the analysis. Seventy-one out of 96 (74%; 95% confidence interval, 65 to 83) guidelines had overall quality scores lower or equal to 5 and could not be recommended as published. Higher quality guidelines (overall score greater than 5) were published in journals with higher median [interquartile range] impact factors than lower quality guidelines (4.0 [3.5-6.5] vs 3.8 [2.3-4.7]; P = 0.02). The publication of a higher quality guideline was not associated with the year that the guideline was published or if the guideline was published by a society. CONCLUSIONS The overall quality of most guidelines relevant to the practice of anesthesiology were poor, and the domains applicability and rigor of development rated particularly low. Future groups developing clinical guidelines should consider using methodological support to improve the quality of guidelines relevant to the practice of anesthesiology.
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- Harry T Mai
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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Informational Gaps, Needs, and Preferences of Adults With Chronic Health Conditions and Their Family Caregivers. J Ambul Care Manage 2021; 44:101-115. [PMID: 33492882 DOI: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The purpose of this cross-sectional, qualitative study was to determine unmet educational needs, preferences, and barriers experienced by individuals with chronic illness and their caregivers. A survey containing fixed-choice selections and open-ended questions was sent to persons with cancer and other chronic diseases who had been seen within a large national private health system. Between 20% and 25% of participants had difficulty obtaining health care information and/or felt overwhelmed with managing their condition. Coping, managing symptoms, and making treatment decisions were areas of need in both patients and caregivers. Preferences for receiving information were diverse. Existing methods of communication including secure Web sites where patients can access their medical records posed significant challenges.
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Granikov V, Grad R, El Sherif R, Shulha M, Chaput G, Doray G, Lagarde F, Rochette A, Tang DL, Pluye P. The Information Assessment Method: Over 15 years of research evaluating the value of health information. EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/efi-190348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Vera Granikov
- School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Supportive and Palliative Medicine, McGill University Health Centre and Departments of Oncology and Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Naître et grandir, Fondation Lucie et André, Chagnon, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Consensus Recommendations for the Use of Simulation in Therapeutic Patient Education. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 15:30-38. [DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kerner B, Crisanti AS, DeShaw JL, Ho JMG, Jordan K, Krall RL, Kuntz MJ, Mazurie AJ, Nestsiarovich A, Perkins DJ, Schroeter QL, Smith AN, Tohen M, Volesky E, Zhu Y, Lambert CG. Preferences of Information Dissemination on Treatment for Bipolar Disorder: Patient-Centered Focus Group Study. JMIR Ment Health 2019; 6:e12848. [PMID: 31237566 PMCID: PMC6614999 DOI: 10.2196/12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patient education has taken center stage in successfully shared decision making between patients and health care providers. However, little is known about how patients with bipolar disorder typically obtain information on their illness and the treatment options available to them. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to obtain the perspectives of patients with bipolar disorder and their family members on the preferred and most effectively used information channels on bipolar disorder and the available treatment options. METHODS We conducted nine focus groups in Montana, New Mexico, and California, in which we surveyed 84 individuals including patients with bipolar disorder and family members of patients with bipolar disorder. The participants were recruited using National Alliance on Mental Illness mailing lists and websites. Written verbatim responses to semistructured questionnaires were analyzed using summative content analysis based on grounded theory. Two annotators coded and analyzed the data on the sentence or phrase level to create themes. Relationships between demographics and information channel were also examined using the Chi-square and Fisher exact tests. RESULTS The focus group participants mentioned a broad range of information channels that were successfully used in the past and could be recommended for future information dissemination. The majority of participants used providers (74%) and internet-based resources (75%) as their main information sources. There was no association between internet use and basic demographics such as age or geographical region of the focus groups. Patients considered time constraints and the fast pace in which an overwhelming amount of information is often presented by the provider as major barriers to successful provider-patient interactions. If Web-based channels were used, the participants perceived information obtained through Web-based channels as more helpful than information received in the provider's office (P<.05). CONCLUSIONS Web-based resources are increasingly used by patients with bipolar disorder and their family members to educate themselves about the disease and its treatment. Although provider-patient interactions are frequently perceived to be burdened with time constraints, Web-based information sources are considered reliable and helpful. Future research should explore how high-quality websites could be used to empower patients and improve provider-patient interactions with the goal of enhancing shared decision making between patients and providers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Berit Kerner
- Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- National Alliance on Mental Illness Montana, Helena, MT, United States
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- National Alliance on Mental Illness New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- National Alliance on Mental Illness Montana, Helena, MT, United States
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- Division of Translational Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- National Alliance on Mental Illness Montana, Helena, MT, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- National Alliance on Mental Illness Montana, Helena, MT, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Division of Translational Informatics, Center for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Bujold M, Granikov V, Sherif RE, Pluye P. Crowdsourcing a mixed systematic review on a complex topic and a heterogeneous population: Lessons learned. EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION 2018. [DOI: 10.3233/efi-180222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mathieu Bujold
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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