Involving patients in recognising clinical deterioration in hospital using the Patient Wellness Questionnaire: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measures exist to improve early recognition of, and response to deteriorating patients in hospital. Despite these, 7% of the deaths reported to the National Reporting and Learning System from acute hospitals in 2015 related to a failure to recognise or respond to deterioration. Interventions have been developed that allow patients and relatives to escalate patient deterioration to a critical care outreach team. However, there is not a strong evidence base for the clinical effectiveness of these interventions, or patients' ability to recognise deterioration.

Aims

The aims of this study were as follows. (a) To identify methods of involving patients in recognising deterioration in hospital, generated by health professionals. (b) To develop and evaluate an identified

SUBMITTER: Albutt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7932225 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature