Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The burden of mental health-related visits to emergency departments (EDs) is growing, and agitation episodes are prevalent with such visits. Best practice guidance from experts recommends early assessment of at-risk populations and pre-emptive intervention using de-escalation techniques to prevent agitation. Time pressure, fluctuating work demands, and other systems-related factors pose challenges to efficient decision-making and adoption of best practice recommendations during an unfolding behavioural crisis. As such, we propose to design, develop and evaluate a computerised clinical decision support (CDS) system, Early Detection and Treatment to Reduce Events with Agitation Tool (ED-TREAT). We aim to identify patients at risk of agitation and guide ED clinicians thro

SUBMITTER: Wong AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature