Care pathways models and clinical outcomes in Disorders of consciousness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with Disorders of consciousness, are persons with extremely low functioning levels and represent a challenge for health care systems due to their high needs of facilitating environmental factors. Despite a common Italian health care pathway for these patients, no studies have analyzed information on how each region have implemented it in its welfare system correlating data with patients' clinical outcomes.

Materials and methods

A multicenter observational pilot study was realized. Clinicians collected data on the care pathways of patients with Disorder of consciousness by asking 90 patients' caregivers to complete an ad hoc questionnaire through a structured phone interview. Questionnaire consisted of three sections: sociodemographic data, description of t

SUBMITTER: Sattin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5561306 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature