The impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program on hospital acquired complications - a non-randomised stepped wedge hybrid effectiveness-implementation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalized older patients with cognitive impairment (CI) experience poor outcomes and high rates of hospital acquired complications (HACs). This study investigated the effectiveness of a multimodal hospital CI identification and education program.

Method

A prospective stepped-wedge, cross-sectional, continuous-recruitment, hybrid effectiveness-Implementation study was conducted in acute hospitals in four Australian states/territories. The intervention, the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program (DHCP) provided: clinical/ non-clinical hospital staff CI awareness support and education; CI screening for older patients and a bedside alert-the Cognitive Impairment Identifier (CII). The primary outcome was change in the rate of the combined risk of four HACs (urinary trac

SUBMITTER: Yates MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature