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Sultana M, Watts JJ, Alam NH, Faruque ASG, Fuchs GJ, Gyr N, Ali N, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T, Abimanyi-Ochom J, Gold L. Cost of childhood severe pneumonia management in selected public inpatient care facilities in Bangladesh: a provider perspective. Arch Dis Child 2024:archdischild-2022-325222. [PMID: 38621857 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate inpatient care costs of childhood severe pneumonia and its urban-rural cost variation, and to predict cost drivers. DESIGN The study was nested within a cluster randomised trial of childhood severe pneumonia management. Cost per episode of severe pneumonia was estimated from a healthcare provider perspective for children who received care from public inpatient facilities. A bottom-up micro-costing approach was applied and data collected using structured questionnaire and review of the patient record. Multivariate regression analysis determined cost predictors and sensitivity analysis explored robustness of cost parameters. SETTING Eight public inpatient care facilities from two districts of Bangladesh covering urban and rural areas. PATIENTS Children aged 2-59 months with WHO-classified severe pneumonia. RESULTS Data on 1252 enrolled children were analysed; 795 (64%) were male, 787 (63%) were infants and 59% from urban areas. Average length of stay (LoS) was 4.8 days (SD ±2.5) and mean cost per patient was US$48 (95% CI: US$46, US$49). Mean cost per patient was significantly greater for urban tertiary-level facilities compared with rural primary-secondary facilities (mean difference US$43; 95% CI: US$40, US$45). No cost variation was found relative to age, sex, malnutrition or hypoxaemia. Type of facility was the most important cost predictor. LoS and personnel costs were the most sensitive cost parameters. CONCLUSION Healthcare provider cost of childhood severe pneumonia was substantial for urban located public health facilities that provided tertiary-level care. Thus, treatment availability at a lower-level facility at a rural location may help to reduce overall treatment costs.
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- Marufa Sultana
- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Noeske KE, Snowdon DA, Ekegren CL, Harding KE, Prendergast LA, Peiris CL, Shields N, O'Halloran PD, Porter J, Watts JJ, Taylor NF. Walking self-confidence and lower levels of anxiety are associated with meeting recommended levels of physical activity after hip fracture: a cross-sectional study. Disabil Rehabil 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38635302 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2338195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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PURPOSE To explore whether psychological factors are associated with ability to meet recommended physical activity thresholds after hip fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional observational study of 216 community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years after hip fracture (mean age 79 SD 7 years, 70% female). Multiple ordinal regression analysis determined factors associated with meeting physical activity thresholds related to positive health outcomes: 4,400 and 7,100 daily steps. Explanatory variables were: walking self-confidence; falls self-efficacy; depression; anxiety; co-morbidities; previous gait aid use; nutritional status; age; and gender. RESULTS Forty-three participants (20%) met the lower threshold of ≥4,400 to <7,100 steps and thirty participants (14%) met the upper threshold of ≥7,100 steps. Walking self-confidence was positively associated with meeting higher physical activity thresholds (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.32: 95% CI 1.11 to 1.57, p = 0.002). Age (AOR 0.93: 95% CI 0.89 to 0.98, p = 0.003), DASS-21 anxiety score (AOR 0.81: 95% CI 0.69 to 0.94, p = 0.008) and comorbidity index score (AOR 0.52: 95% CI 0.36 to 0.72, p < 0.001) were negatively associated with meeting higher physical activity thresholds. CONCLUSION Walking self-confidence and anxiety are potentially modifiable factors associated with meeting physical activity thresholds related to positive health outcomes after hip fracture.
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- Kate E Noeske
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
- National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA), Melbourne, Australia
- Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Academic Unit, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Allied Health, Parkville, Australia
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- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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Mudiyanselage SB, Wanni Arachchige Dona S, Angeles MR, Majmudar I, Marembo M, Tan EJ, Price A, Watts JJ, Gold L, Abimanyi-Ochom J. The impact of maternal health on child's health outcomes during the first five years of child's life in countries with health systems similar to Australia: A systematic review. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0295295. [PMID: 38457392 PMCID: PMC10923423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The first five years of life is an important developmental period that establishes the foundation for future health and well-being. Mothers play a primary role in providing emotional and physical nourishment during early childhood. This systematic review aims to explore the association between maternal health and child health in the first five years of the child's life. MATERIALS AND METHODS As primary aims, we systematically synthesised published evidence relating to the first five years of life for associations between maternal health exposures (mental, physical and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and child health outcomes (physical health, mental health, HRQoL and Health Service Use (HSU) /cost). As a secondary aim, we explored how the above associations vary between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged populations. The search was limited to studies that published and collected data from 2010 to 2022. The systematic review was specific to countries with similar health systems to Australia. The search was conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, GLOBAL HEALTH, and EMBASE databases. The quality of the included studies was assessed by The Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) tool. RESULTS Thirteen articles were included in the final synthesis from the identified 9439 articles in the primary search. Six (46%) explored the association between maternal mental health and child's physical health, two (15%) explored maternal and child's physical health, one (8%) explored maternal and child's mental health, one (8%) explored maternal physical health and child's HRQoL, and three (23%) explored maternal mental health and child's HSU. We found an association between maternal health and child health (physical and mental) and HSU outcomes but no association between maternal health and child's overall HRQoL. The results for disadvantaged communities did not show any difference from the general population. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Our review findings show that maternal health influences the child's health in the first five years. However, the current evidence is limited, and the findings were primarily related to a specific maternal or child's health condition. There was no evidence of associations of child health outcomes in healthy mothers. There is an extensive research gap investigating maternal health exposures and child outcomes in quality of life and overall health.
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- Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage
- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Education, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash University Health Economics Group (MUHEG), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Population Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Gao L, Ugalde A, Livingston PM, White V, Watts JJ, Jongebloed H, McCaffrey N, Menzies D, Robinson S. Simulating the healthcare workforce impact and capacity for pancreatic cancer care in Victoria: a model-based analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:239. [PMID: 38395852 PMCID: PMC10893744 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10722-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising. With improvements in knowledge for screening and early detection, earlier detection of pancreatic cancer will continue to be more common. To support workforce planning, our aim is to perform a model-based analysis that simulates the potential impact on the healthcare workforce, assuming an earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. METHODS We developed a simulation model to estimate the demand (i.e. new cases of pancreatic cancer) and supply (i.e. the healthcare workforce including general surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pain medicine physicians, and palliative care physicians) between 2023 and 2027 in Victoria, Australia. The model compares the current scenario to one in which pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an earlier stage. The incidence of pancreatic cancer in Victoria, five-year survival rates, and Victoria's population size were obtained from Victorian Cancer Registry, Cancer Council NSW, and Australian Bureau of Statistics respectively. The healthcare workforce data were sourced from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care's Health Workforce Data. The model was constructed at the remoteness level. We analysed the new cases and the number of healthcare workforce by profession together to assess the impact on the healthcare workforce. RESULTS In the status quo, over the next five years, there will be 198 to 220 stages I-II, 297 to 330 stage III, and 495 to 550 stage IV pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed annually, respectively. Assuming 20-70% of the shift towards pancreatic cancer's earlier diagnosis (shifting from stage IV to stages I-II pancreatic cancer within one year), the stages I-II cases could increase to 351 to 390 or 598 to 665 per year. The shift to early diagnosis led to substantial survival gains, translating into an additional 284 or 795 out of 5246 patients with pancreatic cancer remaining alive up to year 5 post-diagnosis. Workforce supply decreases significantly by the remoteness levels, and remote areas face a shortage of key medical professionals registered in delivering pancreatic cancer care, suggesting travel necessities by patients or clinicians. CONCLUSION Improving the early detection and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is expected to bring significant survival benefits, although there are workforce distribution imbalances in Victoria that may affect the ability to achieve the anticipated survival gain.
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- Lan Gao
- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, 3220, Geelong, Australia.
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, 3220, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, 3220, Geelong, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, 3220, Geelong, Australia
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Driscoll A, Watts JJ, Meagher S, Kennedy R, Mar R, Johnson D, Hare DL, Faourque O, Gao L. Cost-effectiveness of an inpatient nurse practitioner in heart failure. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024; 23:33-41. [PMID: 37067006 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) nurse practitioners (NPs) are an important part of the HF specialist team, and their impact on the cost-effectiveness of their role is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a HF NP inpatient service compared with current practice of no HF NP service from a health system perspective at 12 months and 3 years. METHODS AND RESULTS We developed a Markov model to estimate costs, effects, and cost-effectiveness for hospitalized HF patients and seen by a HF NP service compared with usual care at 12 months and 3 years. Costs and effects were taken from a retrospective observational cohort study. Transition probabilities and utilities were derived from published studies. A total of 500 patients were included (250 patients in the HF NP service vs. 250 patients in usual care). Average age was 77.7 ± 11 years, and 54% were male. At 12 months, the HF NP group was cheaper and more effective compared with no HF NP [$23 031 vs. $25 111 (AUD), respectively; quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were 0.68 in HF NP group compared with 0.66 in usual care]. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio showed a savings of $109 474 per QALY gained at 12 months and a savings of $270 667 per QALY gained at 3 years in favour of the HF NP service. CONCLUSION The HF NP service was cost-effective with lower costs and higher QALYs compared with no HF NP service. Economic evaluations alongside randomized controlled trials are warranted.
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- Andrea Driscoll
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Health Economics, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Clinical Costing Department, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of General Medicine, Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- School of Health Economics, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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Gao L, Moodie M, Watts JJ, Wang L. Cost-Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Opportunistic Screening Using Computed Tomography in China. Value Health Reg Issues 2023; 38:38-44. [PMID: 37454646 DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Underutilization and insufficient availability of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in diagnosing osteoporosis in China could be changed by adopting unindicated quantitative computed tomography. We aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of quantitative computed tomography (QCT) as a screening tool for osteoporosis in China. METHODS A Markov microsimulation model was developed to assess the long-term costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) saved associated with 2 examinations as opportunistic screening for osteoporosis in a general population without prior histories of fracture. The diagnostic performance of both examinations was incorporated into the model. In lifetime modeling, opportunistically screened people may face the risk of experiencing hip, vertebral, and wrist fractures depending on their osteoporosis, age, and sex. Model parameters were informed by published literature. RESULTS The base-case result showed that QCT was associated with higher costs ($6054 vs $5883) and higher benefits (10.081 vs 10.071 QALYs) in comparison with DXA, making QCT a cost-effective option for opportunistic screening (incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of US $16 430/QALY). Screening with QCT led to fewer fractures over the lifetime simulation: for every 10 000 people screened, 129 fractures (32 hip, 78 vertebral, and 19 wrist fractures) could be avoided because of the early initiation of antiosteoporotic treatment. CONCLUSIONS Using QCT to screen people for osteoporosis is more cost-effective than standard practice in China, where access to DXA is minimal. This finding could support opportunistic osteoporosis screening using QCT in other countries with similar status.
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- Lan Gao
- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Considine J, Hutchinson AM, Mitchell I, Bohingamu Mudiyanselage S, Mohebbi M, Watts JJ, Bucknall T. Vital sign assessment and nursing interventions in medical and surgical patients with rapid response system triggers. J Clin Nurs 2023; 32:7310-7320. [PMID: 37365897 PMCID: PMC10946594 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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AIM(S) To explore vital sign assessment (both complete and incomplete sets of vital signs), and escalation of care per policy and nursing interventions in response to clinical deterioration. DESIGN This cohort study is a secondary analysis of data from the Prioritising Responses of Nurses To deteriorating patient Observations cluster randomised controlled trial of a facilitation intervention on nurses' vital sign measurement and escalation of care for deteriorating patients. METHODS The study was conducted in 36 wards at four metropolitan hospitals in Victoria, Australia. Medical records of all included patients from the study wards during three randomly selected 24-h periods within the same week were audited at three time points: pre-intervention (June 2016), and at 6 (December 2016) and 12 months (June 1017) post-intervention. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the study data, and relationships between variables were examined using chi-square test. RESULTS A total of 10,383 audits were conducted. At least one vital sign measurement was documented every 8 h in 91.6% of audits, and a complete set of vital signs was documented every 8 h in 83.1% of audits. There were pre-Medical Emergency Team, Medical Emergency Team or Cardiac Arrest Team triggers in 25.8% of audits. When triggers were present, a rapid response system call occurred in 26.8% of audits. There were 1350 documented nursing interventions in audits with pre-Medical Emergency Team (n = 2403) or Medical Emergency Team triggers (n = 273). One or more nursing interventions were documented in 29.5% of audits with pre-Medical Emergency Team triggers and 63.7% of audits with Medical Emergency Team triggers. CONCLUSION When rapid response system triggers were documented, there were gaps in escalation of care per policy; however, nurses undertook a range of interventions within their scope of practice in response to clinical deterioration. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Medical and surgical ward nurses in acute care wards frequently engage in vital sign assessment. Interventions by medical and nurgical nurses may occur prior to, or in parallel with calling the rapid response system. Nursing interventions are a key but under-recognised element of the organisational response to deteriorating patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE Nurses engage in a range of nursing interventions to manage deteriorating patients, (aside from rapid response system activation) that are not well understood, nor well described in the literature to date. IMPACT This study addresses the gap in the literature regarding nurses' management of deteriorating patients within their scope of practice (aside from RRS activation) in real world settings. When rapid response system triggers were documented, there were gaps in escalation of care per policy; however, nurses undertook a range of interventions within their scope of practice in response to clinical deterioration. The results of this research are relevant to nurses working on medical and surgical wards. REPORTING METHOD The trial was reported according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials extension for Cluster Trials recommendations, and this paper is reported according to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Statement. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No Patient or Public Contribution.
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- Julie Considine
- School of Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health TransformationDeakin UniversityGeelongAustralia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Eastern Health PartnershipBox HillAustralia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health TransformationDeakin UniversityGeelongAustralia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Barwon Health PartnershipGeelongAustralia
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- Research and Academic PartnershipsCanberra Health ServicesCanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia
- Australian National University College of Health and MedicineCanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of HealthDeakin UniversityGeelongAustralia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of HealthDeakin UniversityGeelongAustralia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health TransformationDeakin UniversityGeelongAustralia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Alfred Health PartnershipMelbourneAustralia
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Brusco NK, Danchin M, Watts JJ, Jos C, Loughnan M, Williams T, Ratcliffe J, Hoq M, Tosif S, Kaufman J. Parent-Reported Child and Parent Quality of Life during COVID-19 Testing at an Australian Paediatric Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2555. [PMID: 37761750 PMCID: PMC10530877 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11182555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Globally, we have seen a drop in adult and child quality of life (QOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about adult or child QOL during the height of the pandemic in Australia and the impact of government-imposed restrictions, specifically attending school on-site versus home schooling. Our study aimed to establish if QOL in children and parents presenting to a Respiratory Infection Clinic in Victoria, Australia, for COVID-19 PCR testing differed from pre-pandemic population norms. We also explored whether on-site versus home schooling further impacted QOL. Following the child's test and prior to receiving results, consenting parents of children aged 6 to 17 years old completed the Child Health Utility 9 Dimension (CHU9D) instrument on their child's behalf. Parents of children aged birth to five years completed the EuroQOL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) instrument on their own behalf (cross-sectional study). Data analyses utilised quantile regression, adjusting for the child's age, COVID-19 symptoms, gender and chronic health conditions. From July 2020 to November 2021, 2025 parents completed the CHU9D; the mean age for children was 8.41 years (±3.63 SD), and 48.4 per cent were female (n = 980/2025). In the same time period, 5751 parents completed the EQ-5D-5L; the mean age for children was 2.78 years (±1.74 SD), and 52.2 per cent were female (n = 3002/5751). Results showed that QOL scores were lower than pre-pandemic norms for 68 per cent of the CHU9D group and 60 per cent of the EQ-5D-5L group. Comparing periods of on-site to home schooling, there was no difference between the median QOL scores for both CHU9D (0.017, 95% CI -0.05 to 0.01) and EQ-5D-5L (0.000, 95% CI -0.002 to 0.002). Our large-scale study found that while QOL was reduced for children and parents at the point of COVID-19 testing during the pandemic, differing levels of government-imposed restrictions did not further impact QOL. These unique insights will inform decision-making in relation to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
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- Natasha K. Brusco
- Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston 3199, Australia
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- Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; (M.D.); (M.L.); (T.W.); (J.K.)
- Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia;
- Department of Paediatrics, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Australia;
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- Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; (M.D.); (M.L.); (T.W.); (J.K.)
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- Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; (M.D.); (M.L.); (T.W.); (J.K.)
- Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia;
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- Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; (M.D.); (M.L.); (T.W.); (J.K.)
- Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Health and Social Care Economics Group, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia;
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia;
- RCH National Child Health Poll, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia;
- Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; (M.D.); (M.L.); (T.W.); (J.K.)
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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Huang S, Toole M, Renzaho AM, Kounnavong S, Watts JJ, Coghlan B. Protocol for integrated solutions for healthy birth, growth and development: a cluster-randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mixed nutrition intervention package in reducing child undernutrition in Lao People's Democratic Republic. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e066014. [PMID: 37586866 PMCID: PMC10432663 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION While Lao People's Democratic Republic has seen economic gains in recent years, one-third of children aged 5 years and under are stunted. There is a need for evidence around clinically effective and cost-effective integrated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions in the local context. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We aim to conduct a cluster-randomised control trial to test the effectiveness of an integrated package of community-based nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions compared with the standard government package of nutrition actions. The trial will be in six districts within the province of Vientiane. We will recruit pregnant women in their third trimester and follow the children born to them every 6 months until 18 months of age. A total of 256 villages (serviced by 34 health centres) will be randomised to a control arm or an intervention arm using a minimisation algorithm. The primary outcome is the prevalence of stunting among children aged 6, 12 and 18 months. The secondary outcomes include prevalence of low birth weight and wasting among children aged 6, 12 and 18 months. Analyses for the primary and secondary outcomes will be conducted at the mother-infant dyad level and adjusted for the cluster randomisation. The difference in prevalence of low birth weight, wasting and stunting between control and intervention groups will be assessed using Pearson's χ2 tests and 95% CIs for the group difference, adjusted for clustering. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial protocol was approved by the Alfred Human Research Ethic Committee (Ref: 227/16) and the Lao National Ethics Committee for Health Research (Ref: 81). The trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry on 28 April 2020 (ACTRN12620000520932). The results will be disseminated at different levels: study participants; the local community; other Lao stakeholders including policymakers; and an international audience. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12620000520932.
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- Shan Huang
- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Faculty of Health, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Mudiyanselage SB, Stevens J, Toscano J, Kotowicz MA, Steinfort CL, Hayles R, Watts JJ. Cost-effectiveness of personalised telehealth intervention for chronic disease management: A pilot randomised controlled trial. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286533. [PMID: 37319290 PMCID: PMC10270614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of a personalised telehealth intervention to manage chronic disease in the long run. METHOD The Personalised Health Care (PHC) pilot study was a randomised trial with an economic evaluation alongside over 12 months. From a health service perspective, the primary analysis compared the costs and effectiveness of PHC telehealth monitoring with usual care. An incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was calculated based on costs and health-related quality of life. The PHC intervention was implemented in the Barwon Health region, Geelong, Australia, for patients with a diagnosis of COPD and/or diabetes who had a high likelihood of hospital readmission over 12 months. RESULTS When compared to usual care at 12 months, the PHC intervention cost AUD$714 extra per patient (95%CI -4879; 6308) with a significant improvement of 0.09 in health-related quality of life (95%CI: 0.05; 0.14). The probability of PHC being cost-effective by 12 months was close to 65%, at willingness to pay a threshold of AUD$50,000 per quality-adjusted life year. CONCLUSION Benefits of PHC to patients and the health system at 12 months translated to a gain in quality-adjusted life years with a non-significant cost difference between the intervention and control groups. Given the relatively high set-up costs of the PHC intervention, the program may need to be offered to a larger population to achieve cost-effectiveness. Long-term follow-up is required to assess the real health and economic benefits over time.
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- Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage
- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Deakin University School of Medicine, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Clinical School-Western Campus, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, VIC, Australia
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- Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Deakin University School of Medicine, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Mudiyanselage SB, Dona SWA, Abimanyi-Ochom J, Watts JJ. Impact of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Rebate (MBSR) freeze on General Practice (GP) use: multivariable regression analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:588. [PMID: 37286961 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09569-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2015, the Australian government froze the Medicare Benefits Schedule Rebate (MBSR) for General Practitioner (GP) service use. This paper aimed to explore the impact of the MBSR freeze on the demand for GP services in Victoria, Australia, for three years, from 2014 to 2016. METHOD Annual data on GP service utilisation by the Victorian State Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) were analysed using 2015 as the reference year (MBSR freeze year). We compared annual per-person GP service use before and after the MBSR freeze for each SA3. Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) scores and regions of Victoria (Greater Melbourne and the Rest of Victoria) were used to identify the most disadvantaged SA3s in Victoria. We conducted a multivariable regression analysis for the number of GP services per patient by SA3, controlling for regions of Victoria, the number of GP services, the proportion of bulk-billed visits, age group, gender and year. FINDINGS After adjusting for age group, gender, region, SEIFA, the number of GPs and the proportion of bulk-billed GP visits, mean GP services per person per year declined steadily between 2014 and 2016, with a 3% or 0.11 visit (-0.114, 95%CI: -0.134; -0.094, P = < 0.001) reduction in mean utilisation in 2016 compared to 2014. In disadvantaged SA3s, there was a fall in the number of GP services that were bulk-billed during and after the MBSR freeze compared to 2014, and this fall was large in LOW SEIFA SA3s, with a reduction in 17% of mean bulk-billed GP services. CONCLUSION The MBSR freeze for GP consultations in 2015 resulted in a reduction in the annual per capita demand for GP visits, with the impact of reduced demand more significant in lower socioeconomic and regional/rural areas. The GP funding policies must consider the demand differences by social-economic status and location.
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- Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage
- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development and Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Shields N, Bennell KL, Southby A, Rice LJ, Markovic T, Bigby C, Prendergast L, Watts JJ, Schofield C, Loughnan G, Franklin J, Levitt D, Chikani V, McCallum Z, Blair S, Proietto J, Taylor NF. Progressive resistance training in young people with Prader-Willi syndrome: protocol for a randomised trial (PRESTO). BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060306. [PMID: 36549735 PMCID: PMC9791392 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Preliminary evidence suggests that progressive resistance training may be beneficial for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic condition that results in muscle weakness and low muscle tone.To establish whether community-based progressive resistance training is effective in improving the muscle strength of people with PWS; to determine cost-effectiveness; and, to complete a process evaluation assessing intervention fidelity, exploring mechanisms of impact, understanding participant experiences and identifying contextual factors affecting implementation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A multisite, randomised controlled trial will be completed. Sixty participants with PWS will be randomised to receive either progressive resistance training (experimental) or non-progressive exercise (placebo control). Participants will be aged 13 to 60 years, be able to follow simple instructions in English and have no contraindications to performing progressive resistance training. The experimental group will complete progressive resistance training two times weekly for 24 weeks supervised by an exercise professional at a community gym. The control group will receive all aspects of the intervention except progressive overload. Outcomes will be assessed at week 25 (primary endpoint) and week 52 by a blinded assessor. The primary outcome is muscle strength assessed using one repetition maximum for upper limb and lower limb. Secondary outcomes are muscle mass, functional strength, physical activity, community participation, health-related quality of life and behaviour. Health economic analysis will evaluate cost-effectiveness. Process evaluation will assess safety and intervention fidelity, investigate mechanism of impact, explore participant experiences and identify contextual factors affecting implementation. Data collection commenced in February 2020 and will conclude in September 2023. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was obtained from The Royal Children's Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/50874/RCHM-2019) under the National Mutual Acceptance initiative. Research governance approvals were obtained from five clinical sites. Results will be disseminated through published manuscripts, conference presentations, public seminars and practical resources for stakeholder groups. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12620000416998; Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry.
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- Nora Shields
- Department of Physiothearpy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiothearpy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School (Child & Adolescent Health), University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Boden Collaboration, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Metabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiothearpy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Metabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Medicine and Dermatology, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Neurodevelopment and Disability, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Prader-Willi Research Foundation of Australia, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiothearpy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Bucknall TK, Considine J, Harvey G, Graham ID, Rycroft-Malone J, Mitchell I, Saultry B, Watts JJ, Mohebbi M, Bohingamu Mudiyanselage S, Lotfaliany M, Hutchinson A. Prioritising Responses Of Nurses To deteriorating patient Observations (PRONTO): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a facilitation intervention on recognition and response to clinical deterioration. BMJ Qual Saf 2022; 31:818-830. [PMID: 35450936 PMCID: PMC9606509 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most hospitals use physiological signs to trigger an urgent clinical review. We investigated whether facilitation could improve nurses' vital sign measurement, interpretation, treatment and escalation of care for deteriorating patients. METHODS In a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial, we randomised 36 inpatient wards at four acute hospitals to receive standard clinical practice guideline (CPG) dissemination to ward staff (n=18) or facilitated implementation for 6 months following standard dissemination (n=18). Expert, hospital and ward facilitators tailored facilitation techniques to promote nurses' CPG adherence. Patient records were audited pre-intervention, 6 and 12 months post-intervention on randomly selected days. Escalation of care as per hospital policy was the primary outcome at 6 and 12 months after implementation. Patients, nurses and assessors were blinded to group assignment. Analysis was by intention-to-treat. RESULTS From 10 383 audits, improved escalation as per hospital policy was evident in the intervention group at 6 months (OR 1.47, 95% CI (1.06 to 2.04)) with a complete set of vital sign measurements sustained at 12 months (OR 1.22, 95% CI (1.02 to 1.47)). There were no significant differences in escalation of care as per hospital policy between study groups at 6 or 12 months post-intervention. After adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics, a significant change from T0 in mean length of stay between groups at 12 months favoured the intervention group (-2.18 days, 95% CI (-3.53 to -0.82)). CONCLUSION Multi-level facilitation significantly improved escalation as per hospital policy at 6 months in the intervention group that was not sustained at 12 months. The intervention group had increased vital sign measurement by nurses, as well as shorter lengths of stay for patients at 12 months. Further research is required to understand the dose of facilitation required to impact clinical practice behaviours and patient outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12616000544471p.
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- Tracey K Bucknall
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Alfred Health Partnership, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Eastern Health Partnership, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health and School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Alfred Health Partnership, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Monash Health Partnership, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Talevski J, Sanders KM, Lal A, Watts JJ, Beauchamp A, Duque G, Borgström F, Kanis JA, Svedbom A, Brennan-Olsen SL. A micro-costing analysis of post-fracture care pathways: results from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS). Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:1895-1907. [PMID: 35701629 PMCID: PMC9463215 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06460-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study identified the costs and health-related quality of life impacts of several post-fracture multidisciplinary care pathways specific to individual skeletal site (hip, distal forearm, vertebrae, humerus). These care pathways may assist healthcare providers in allocating resources for osteoporotic fractures in more effective and cost-efficient ways. INTRODUCTION This micro-costing study was undertaken to provide the estimated healthcare costs of several fracture site-specific health service use pathways associated with different trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 12-months post-fracture. METHODS The study included 4126 adults aged ≥ 50 years with a fragility fracture (1657 hip, 681 vertebrae, 1354 distal forearm, 434 humerus) from the International Costs & Utilities Related to Osteoporotic fractures Study (ICUROS). ICUROS participants were asked to recall the frequency and duration (where applicable) of their health and community care service use at 4- and 12-month follow-up visits. Patient-level costs were identified and aggregated to determine the average cost of healthcare use related to the fracture in each care pathway (presented in Australian 2021 dollars). Mean cost differences were calculated and analysed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc Bonferroni correction to determine any statistically significant differences. RESULTS The total direct cost of fractures was estimated at $89564, $38926, $18333, and $38461AUD per patient for hip, vertebral, wrist, and humeral participants, respectively. A Kruskal-Wallis test yielded a statistically significant difference in cost values between most care pathways (p < 0.001). Of the 20 care pathways, those associated with recovery of HRQoL had lower mean costs per patient across each fracture site. CONCLUSIONS This study identified the costs and HRQoL impacts of several multidisciplinary care pathways for individual fracture sites based on the health service utilization of an international cohort of older adults. These care pathways may assist healthcare providers in allocating resources for fragility fractures in more effective and cost-efficient ways.
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- J Talevski
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia.
- School of Rural Health, Monash University, Warragul, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia
- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia
- School of Rural Health, Monash University, Warragul, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia
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- Quantify Research, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia
- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Engel L, Hwang K, Panayiotou A, Watts JJ, Mihalopoulos C, Temple J, Batchelor F. Identifying patterns of potentially preventable hospitalisations in people living with dementia. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:794. [PMID: 35725546 PMCID: PMC9208182 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08195-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Older Australians make up 46% of all potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPHs) and people living with dementia are at significantly greater risk. While policy reforms aim to reduce PPHs, there is currently little evidence available on what drives this, especially for people living with dementia. This study examines patterns of PPHs in people living with dementia to inform service delivery and the development of evidence-based interventions. METHODS We used the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset from Victoria, Australia, to extract data for people aged 50 and over with a diagnosis of dementia between 2015 and 2016. Potentially avoidable admissions, known as ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), were identified. The chi-square test was used to detect differences between admissions for ACSCs and non-ACSCs by demographic, geographical, and administrative factors. Predictors of ACSCs admissions were analysed using univariate and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS Of the 8156 hospital records, there were 3884 (48%) ACSCs admissions, of which admissions for urinary tract infections accounted for 31%, followed by diabetes complications (21%). Mean bed-days were 8.26 for non-ACSCs compared with 9.74 for ACSCs (p ≤ 0.001). There were no differences between admissions for ACSCs and non-ACSCs by sex, marital status, region (rural vs metro), and admission source (private accommodation vs residential facility). Culture and language predicted ASCS admission rates in the univariate regression analyses, with ACSC admission rates increasing by 20 and 29% if English was not the preferred language or if an interpreter was required, respectively. Results from the multiple regression analysis confirmed that language was a significant predictor of ACSC admission rates. CONCLUSIONS Improved primary health care may help to reduce the most common causes of PPHs for people living with dementia, particularly for those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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- Lidia Engel
- grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 4, 553 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia ,grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- grid.429568.40000 0004 0382 5980National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XThe University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- grid.429568.40000 0004 0382 5980National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XThe University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia ,Safer Care Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 4, 553 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia ,grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XThe University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079Deakin University, Burwood, Australia ,grid.429568.40000 0004 0382 5980National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XThe University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Talevski J, Sanders KM, Watts JJ, Nicholson GC, Seeman E, Iuliano S, Prince R, March L, Winzenberg T, Duque G, Ebeling PR, Borgström F, Kanis JA, Stuart AL, Beauchamp A, Brennan-Olsen SL. Sex differences in recovery of quality of life 12 months post-fracture in community-dwelling older adults: analyses of the Australian arm of the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (AusICUROS). Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:67-75. [PMID: 34235548 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06058-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this study of 695 Australian older adults (aged ≥50 years), we found that men and women had a similar trajectory of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) recovery following fragility fracture at any skeletal site. These results provide us with critical knowledge that improves our understanding of health outcomes post-fracture. INTRODUCTION Mortality is higher in men than that in women following a fragility fracture, but it is unclear whether recovery of patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differs between sexes. This study aimed to identify sex differences in HRQoL recovery 12 months post-fracture. METHODS Data were from the Australian arm of the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (AusICUROS). Participants recruited to AusICUROS were adults aged ≥50 years who sustained a fragility fracture. HRQoL was measured using the EQ-5D-3L at three time-points post-fracture: within 2 weeks (including pre-fracture recall) and at 4 and 12 months. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were undertaken, adjusting for confounders including age, education, income, and healthcare utilization post-fracture. RESULTS Overall, 695 AusICUROS participants (536 women, 77.1%) were eligible for analysis with fractures at the hip (n = 150), distal forearm (n = 261), vertebrae (n = 61), humerus (n = 52), and other skeletal sites (n = 171). At the time of fracture, men were younger, reported a higher income, and were more likely to be employed, compared with women. For all fracture sites combined, there were no differences between men and women in recovery to pre-fracture HRQoL at 12-month follow-up (adjusted OR = 1.09; 95% CI: 0.75-1.61). When stratified by fracture site, no significant sex differences were seen for hip (OR = 1.02; 95% CI: 0.42-2.52), distal forearm (OR = 1.60; 95% CI: 0.68-3.78), vertebral (OR = 2.28; 95% CI: 0.61-8.48), humeral (OR = 1.62; 95% CI: 0.16-9.99), and other fractures (OR = 1.00; 95% CI: 0.44-2.26). CONCLUSION Community-dwelling men and women who survived the 12 months following fragility fracture had a similar trajectory of HRQoL recovery at any skeletal site.
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- J Talevski
- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia.
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia
- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia
- Rural Clinical School, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Departments of Endocrinology and Medicine, The University of Melbourne/Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Mary McKillip Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia
- Departments of Endocrinology and Medicine, The University of Melbourne/Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Medical School, Sir Charles Gardner Unit, The University Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Quantify Research, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Mary McKillip Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), School of Medicine Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia
- School of Rural Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine-Western Health, WCHRE Building, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, VIC, 3021, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Victoria, Australia
- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Wanni Arachchige Dona S, Angeles MR, Hall N, Watts JJ, Peeters A, Hensher M. Impacts of chronic disease prevention programs implemented by private health insurers: a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1222. [PMID: 34763676 PMCID: PMC8582197 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic diseases contribute to a significant proportion (71%) of all deaths each year worldwide. Governments and other stakeholders worldwide have taken various actions to tackle the key risk factors contributing to the prevalence and impact of chronic diseases. Private health insurers (PHI) are one key stakeholders, particularly in Australian health system, and their engagement in chronic disease prevention is growing. Therefore, we investigated the impacts of chronic disease prevention interventions implemented by PHI both in Australia and internationally. METHOD We searched multiple databases (Business Source Complete, CINAHL, Global Health, Health Business Elite, Medline, PsycINFO, and Scopus) and grey literature for studies/reports published in English until September 2020 using search terms on the impacts of chronic disease prevention interventions delivered by PHIs. Two reviewers assessed the risk of bias using a quality assessment tool developed by Effective Public Healthcare Panacea Project. After data extraction, the literature was synthesised thematically based on the types of the interventions reported across studies. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO, CRD42020145644. RESULTS Of 7789 records, 29 studies were eligible for inclusion. There were predominantly four types of interventions implemented by PHIs: Financial incentives, health coaching, wellness programs, and group medical appointments. Outcome measures across studies were varied, making it challenging to compare the difference between the effectiveness of different intervention types. Most studies reported that the impacts of interventions, such as increase in healthy eating, physical activity, and lower hospital admissions, last for a shorter term if the length of the intervention is shorter. INTERPRETATION Although it is challenging to conclude which intervention type was the most effective, it appeared that, regardless of the intervention types, PHI interventions of longer duration (at least 2 years) were more beneficial and outcomes were more sustained than those PHI interventions that lasted for a shorter period. FUNDING Primary source of funding was Geelong Medical and Hospital Benefits Association (GMHBA), an Australian private health insurer.
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- Sithara Wanni Arachchige Dona
- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.
- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.
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Mikocka-Walus A, Druitt M, O'Shea M, Skvarc D, Watts JJ, Esterman A, Tsaltas J, Knowles S, Harris J, Dowding C, Parigi E, Evans S. Yoga, cognitive-behavioural therapy versus education to improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs in people with endometriosis: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046603. [PMID: 34373298 PMCID: PMC8354255 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic inflammatory condition highly burdensome to the healthcare system. The present trial will establish the efficacy of (1) yoga and (2) cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), above (3) education, on quality of life, biopsychosocial outcomes and cost-effectiveness. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study is a parallel randomised controlled trial. Participants will be randomly allocated to yoga, CBT or education. Participants will be English-speaking adults, have a diagnosis of endometriosis by a qualified physician, with pain for at least 6 months, and access to internet. Participants will attend 8 weekly group CBT sessions of 120 min; or 8 weekly group yoga sessions of 60 min; or receive weekly educational handouts on endometriosis. The primary outcome measure is quality of life. The analysis will include mixed-effects analysis of variance and linear models, cost-utility analysis from a societal and health system perspective and qualitative thematic analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Enrolment in the study is voluntary and participants can withdraw at any time. Participants will be given the option to discuss the study with their next of kin/treating physician. Findings will be disseminated via publications, conferences and briefs to professional organisations. The University's media team will also be used to further disseminate via lay person articles and media releases. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12620000756921p; Pre-results.
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- Antonina Mikocka-Walus
- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecology, Epworth Freemasons Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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- Kyo Yoga & Healing, Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong and Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Snowdon DA, Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG, Kent B, Lewis AK, Watts JJ. Return on investment of a model of access combining triage with initial management: an economic analysis. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e045096. [PMID: 34290062 PMCID: PMC8296773 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Timely access to outpatient services is a major issue for public health systems. To address this issue, we aimed to establish the return on investment to the health system of the implementation of an alternative model for access and triage (Specific Timely Appointments for Triage: STAT) compared with a traditional waitlist model. DESIGN Using a prospective pre-post design, an economic analysis was completed comparing the health system costs for participants who were referred for community outpatient services post-implementation of STAT with a traditional waitlist comparison group. SETTING Eight community outpatient services of a health network in Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Adults and children referred to community outpatient services. INTERVENTIONS STAT combined targeted activities to reduce the existing waiting list and direct booking of patients into protected assessment appointments. STAT was compared with usual care, in which new patients were placed on a waiting list and offered appointments as space became available. OUTCOMES Health system costs included STAT implementation costs, outpatient health service use, emergency department presentations and hospital admissions 3 months before and after initial outpatient appointment. Waiting time was the primary outcome. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were estimated from the health system perspective. RESULTS Data from 557 participants showed a 16.9 days or 29% (p<0.001) reduction in waiting time for first appointment with STAT compared with traditional waitlist. The ICER showed a cost of $A10 (95% CI -19 to 39) per day reduction in waiting time with STAT compared with traditional waitlist. Modelling showed the cost reduced to $A4 (95% CI -25 to 32) per day of reduction in waiting, if reduction in waiting times is sustained for 12 months. CONCLUSIONS There was a significant reduction in waiting time with the introduction of STAT at minimal cost to the health system. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12615001016527).
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- David A Snowdon
- Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Taylor NF, O'Halloran PD, Watts JJ, Morris R, Peiris CL, Porter J, Prendergast LA, Harding KE, Snowdon DA, Ekegren CL, Hau R, Mudiyanselage SB, Rimayanti MU, Noeske KE, Snowdon M, Kim D, Shields N. Motivational interviewing with community-dwelling older adults after hip fracture (MIHip): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e047970. [PMID: 34108169 PMCID: PMC8191622 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Community-dwelling people recovering from hip fracture have the physical capacity to walk in their community but lack the confidence to do so. The primary aim of this trial is to determine whether motivational interviewing increases time spent walking at 12 months in community-dwelling people after hip fracture compared with an attention placebo control group. Secondary aims are to evaluate cost effectiveness, patient and health service outcomes and to complete a process evaluation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS An assessor-blinded parallel group randomised controlled design with embedded health economic evaluation and process evaluation will compare the effects of n=270 participants randomly allocated to an experimental group (motivational interviewing) or a control group (dietary advice). For inclusion, participants are aged ≥65 years, living at home independently within 6 months of discharge from hospital after hip fracture and able to walk independently and communicate with conversational English. Key exclusion criteria are severe depression or anxiety, impaired intellectual functioning and being medically unstable to walk. Participants allocated to the experimental group will receive 10 (8 weekly and 2 booster) telephone-based sessions of motivational interviewing to increase walking over 16 weeks. Participants allocated to the control group will receive an equivalent dose of telephone-based dietary advice. The primary outcome is daily time spent walking over 7 days assessed at weeks 0, 9, 26 and 52. Secondary outcomes include measures of psychological-related function, mobility-related function, community participation, health-related quality of life and falls. Health service utilisation and associated costs will be assessed. Process evaluation will assess the fidelity of the motivational interviewing intervention and explore contextual factors through semistructured interviews. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval obtained from Eastern Health (E19-002), Peninsula Health (50261/EH-2019), Alfred Health (617/20) and La Trobe University (E19/002/50261). The findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and public seminars. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12619000936123.
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- Nicholas F Taylor
- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University - Bundoora Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
- Academic Unit, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Emergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Surgery, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Academic Unit, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- Academic Unit, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Shields N, Willis C, Imms C, McKenzie G, van Dorsselaer B, Bruder AM, Kennedy RA, Bhowon Y, Southby A, Prendergast LA, Watts JJ, Taylor NF. Feasibility of scaling-up a community-based exercise program for young people with disability. Disabil Rehabil 2021; 44:1669-1681. [PMID: 33784487 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1903103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate feasibility of scaling up a 12-week community-based exercise program (FitSkills) in which young people with disability exercise with a student mentor. METHOD Within a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial, seven domains of feasibility were assessed: demand, implementation, acceptability, practicality, adaptation, integration, and expansion. RESULTS Of the 163 participants with disability (61 females; 20.8 ± 5 y) and 226 mentors who enrolled, 123 participants and mentors completed FitSkills. Population demand was estimated at 9% of members of participating organisations. Most participants (76%) completed the twice-weekly program within 12 weeks, attending 79% of sessions (mean 18.9 ± 4.7). Key program elements valued by participants were the mentor, tailored exercise, and regular program schedule. Majority (87%) of mentors were recruited from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and exercise science courses. Positives for participants were perceived benefits and organisational support, and for mentors, understanding disability. Communication and scheduling were burdens. Three serious and 28 non-serious adverse events occurred. Adaptations (additional screening, risk analysis, extra mentor support, or in-person consultation) enabled 29 young people with complexity to participate. The number of trial sites was expanded to 11 to accommodate participants. CONCLUSIONS Scaling-up FitSkills is feasible, but with caveats related to communication, scheduling, and efficiency of recruitment.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONKey elements valued by participants as part of the successful scale-up of a community-based exercise program (FitSkills) across a large metropolitan city included a peer-mentor, tailored exercise, and organisational support structure.FitSkills can be adapted to include young people with complex disability with additional supports including screening, risk analysis, and professional support for the peer-mentor.The benefits of FitSkills, including social connectedness for young people with a disability and normalisation of disability for mentors, outweigh the burdens of participation.Communication with program organisers and scheduling logistics between the young person, their family/carers and peer mentors are important factors to manage for the successful implementation of FitSkills.
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- Nora Shields
- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.,Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Shields N, Willis C, Imms C, Prendergast LA, Watts JJ, van Dorsselaer B, McKenzie G, Bruder AM, Taylor NF. FitSkills: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a community-based exercise programme to increase participation among young people with disability. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e037153. [PMID: 32641337 PMCID: PMC7348474 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is a need to develop relevant, acceptable initiatives that facilitate physical activity participation in young people with disability. FitSkills was developed to support young people with disability to exercise. The primary aims are to investigate if FitSkills can be scaled up from a small, university-led programme to run as a larger community-university partnership programme, and to determine its effectiveness in improving physical activity participation and health-related quality of life for young people with disability. The secondary aims are to evaluate cost-effectiveness, changes in attitudes towards disability and other health-related outcomes for young people with disability. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial using a cohort design and embedded health economic evaluation will compare the effect of FitSkills with a control phase. FitSkills matches a young person with disability with a student mentor and the pair exercise together at their local gymnasium for 1 hour, two times per week for 12 weeks (24 sessions in total). One hundred and sixty young people with disability aged 13 to 30 years will be recruited. Eight community gymnasia will be recruited and randomised into four cluster units to have FitSkills introduced at 3-month intervals. Primary (feasibility, participation and health-related quality of life) and secondary outcomes will be collected longitudinally every 3 months from trial commencement, with eight data collection time points in total. The Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model will be used to support knowledge translation and implementation of project findings into policy and practice. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was obtained from the La Trobe University Human Ethics Committee (HEC17-012), Australian Catholic University (2017-63R), Deakin University (2017-206) and the Victorian Department of Education and Training (2018_003616). Results will be disseminated through published manuscripts, conference presentations, public seminars and practical resources for stakeholder groups. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12617000766314. TRIAL SPONSOR La Trobe University.
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- Nora Shields
- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Disability and Development Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Harding KE, Robertson N, Snowdon DA, Watts JJ, Karimi L, O'Reilly M, Kotis M, Taylor NF. Are wait lists inevitable in subacute ambulatory and community health services? A qualitative analysis. AUST HEALTH REV 2019; 42:93-99. [PMID: 28131111 DOI: 10.1071/ah16145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objectives Wait lists are common in ambulatory and community-based services. The aim of the present study was to explore managers' perceptions of factors that contribute to wait times. Methods A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with managers and team leaders of ambulatory and community health services within a large health network. Interviews were transcribed and coded, and the codes were then grouped into themes and subthemes. Results Representatives from 26 services participated in the project. Four major themes were identified. Three themes related to reasons and factors contributing to increased wait time for services (inefficient intake and scheduling processes; service disruptions due to human resource issues; and high service demand). A fourth theme related to staff attitudes towards wait times and acceptance and acknowledgement of wait lists. Conclusions Service providers perceive high demand to be a key driver of wait times, but a range of other factors also contributes and may represent opportunities for improving access to care. These other factors include improving process efficiencies, greater consistency of service delivery through more efficient management of human resources and shifting to more consumer-centred approaches in measuring wait times in order to drive improvements in patient flow. What is known about the topic? Wait times are common in out-patient and ambulatory services. These services experience high demand, which is likely to continue to grow as health service delivery shifts from hospital to community settings. What does this paper add? Although demand is an important driver of wait times, there are other modifiable factors that also contribute, including process inefficiencies and service disruption related to human resource issues. An underlying staff attitude of acceptance of wait times appears to be an additional barrier to improving access. What are the implications for practitioners? The findings of the present study suggest that there are opportunities for improving access to ambulatory and community health services through more efficient use of existing resources. However, a more consumer-focused approach regarding acceptability of wait times is needed to help drive change.
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- Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, Vic. 3128, Australia.
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- Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, Vic. 3128, Australia.
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia. Email
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
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- Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, Vic. 3128, Australia.
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- Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia. Email
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
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Abimanyi-Ochom J, Bohingamu Mudiyanselage S, Catchpool M, Firipis M, Wanni Arachchige Dona S, Watts JJ. Strategies to reduce diagnostic errors: a systematic review. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2019; 19:174. [PMID: 31470839 PMCID: PMC6716834 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-019-0901-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the effectiveness of audit and communication strategies to reduce diagnostic errors made by clinicians. Methods MEDLINE complete, CINHAL complete, EMBASE, PSNet and Google Advanced. Electronic and manual search of articles on audit systems and communication strategies or interventions, searched for papers published between January 1990 and April 2017. We included studies with interventions implemented by clinicians in a clinical environment with real patients. Results A total of 2431 articles were screened of which 26 studies met inclusion criteria. Data extraction was conducted by two groups, each group comprising two independent reviewers. Articles were classified by communication (6) or audit strategies (20) to reduce diagnostic error in clinical settings. The most common interventions were delivered as technology-based systems n = 16 (62%) and within an acute care setting n = 15 (57%). Nine studies reported randomised controlled trials. Three RCT studies on communication interventions and 3 RCTs on audit strategies found the interventions to be effective in reducing diagnostic errors. Conclusion Despite numerous studies on interventions targeting diagnostic errors, our analyses revealed limited evidence on interventions being practically used in clinical settings and a bias of studies originating from the US (n = 19, 73% of included studies). There is some evidence that trigger algorithms, including computer based and alert systems, may reduce delayed diagnosis and improve diagnostic accuracy. In trauma settings, strategies such as additional patient review (e.g. trauma teams) reduced missed diagnosis and in radiology departments review strategies such as team meetings and error documentation may reduce diagnostic error rates over time. Trial registration The systematic review was registered in the PROSPERO database under registration number CRD42017067056. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12911-019-0901-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Julie Abimanyi-Ochom
- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.,Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie St, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.
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Harding KE, Snowdon DA, Lewis AK, Leggat SG, Kent B, Watts JJ, Taylor NF. Staff perspectives of a model of access and triage for reducing waiting time in ambulatory services: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:283. [PMID: 31053118 PMCID: PMC6500050 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Specific Timely Appointments for Triage (STAT) is an intervention designed to reduce waiting time in community outpatient health services, shown to be effective in a large stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. STAT combines initial strategies to reduce existing wait lists with creation of a specific number of protected appointments for new patients based on demand. It offers an alternative to the more traditional methods of demand management for these services using waiting lists with triage systems. This study aimed to explore perceptions of clinicians and administrative staff involved in implementing the model. Method Semi-structured interviews with 20 staff members who experienced the change to STAT were conducted by an independent interviewer. All eight sites involved in the original trial and all professional disciplines were represented in the sample. Data were coded and analysed thematically. Results Participants agreed that shorter waiting time for patients was the main advantage of the STAT model, and that ongoing management of caseloads was challenging. However, there was variation in the overall weight placed on these factors, and therefore the participants’ preference for the new or previous model of care. Perceptions of whether the advantages outweighed the disadvantages were influenced by five sub-themes: staff perception of how much waiting matters to the patient, prior exposure to the management of waiting list, caseload complexity, approach and attitude to the implementation of STAT and organisational factors. Conclusions The STAT model has clear benefits but also presents challenges for staff members. The findings of this study suggest that careful preparation and management of change and active planning for known fluctuations in supply and demand are likely to help to mitigate sources of stress and improve the likelihood of successful implementation of the STAT model for improving waiting times for patients referred to community outpatient services.
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- Katherine E Harding
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia. .,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK
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- Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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Peiris CL, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Shields N, Brusco NK, Mortimer D. Mapping the Functional Independence Measure to a multi-attribute utility instrument for economic evaluations in rehabilitation: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trial data. Disabil Rehabil 2019; 42:3024-3032. [PMID: 30907143 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1582720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Purpose: To test whether the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) could be mapped to the EQ-5D-3L to give researchers a viable but "second-best" option for calculating quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and conducting a cost-utility analysis when only clinical outcomes have been collected.Materials and methods: Secondary analysis of repeated measures data collected during a randomized controlled trial (n = 3506 observations) at two inpatient rehabilitation centres. Participants had a mean age of 74 (SD 13) years, 63% were women and 58% were admitted with an orthopaedic diagnosis. Ordinary least-squares regression and adjusted limited dependent variable mixture models were used to estimate regression-based mappings. Performance was evaluated based on mean absolute error and the proportion of errors in excess of the minimally important difference.Results: In orthopaedic and neurological patients, high mean absolute errors (0.2 on the quality-adjusted life years scale) and a high proportion of errors (60%) in excess of the minimally important difference suggest that predicted EQ-5D-3L values provided a poor substitute for observed EQ-5D-3L values.Conclusions: Regression-based mappings from the FIM to the EQ-5D-3L are error-prone and unsuitable for calculating QALYs in rehabilitation patients. Researchers and rehabilitation professionals should therefore include a multi-attribute utility instrument such as the EQ-5D as well as the FIM to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation interventions and in rehabilitation registries. This will provide additional information on health-related quality of life and support cost-utility analyses.Implications for rehabilitationThe Functional Independence Measure (FIM) cannot be used to calculate quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) for cost-utility analyses.Predicting QALYs from FIM data is a poor substitute for direct measurement of QALYs in orthopaedic or neurological rehabilitation populations.Multi-attribute utility instruments (MAUIs) allow direct measurement of QALYs, as well as providing a patient-reported measure of clinical quality and outcomes in rehabilitation.A MAUI should be included routinely in clinical practice by rehabilitation professionals as well as in rehabilitation trials and registries to track patient outcomes and improve clinical practice.
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- Casey L Peiris
- Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Allied Health, Physiotherapy, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Allied Health, Physiotherapy, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.,Eastern Health, Eastern Health Clinical Research Office, Box Hill, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Allied Health, Physiotherapy, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Allied Health, Physiotherapy, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.,Physiotherapy, Cabrini Health, Malvern, Australia
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- Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Harding KE, Leggat SG, Watts JJ, Kent B, Prendergast L, Kotis M, O'Reilly M, Karimi L, Lewis AK, Snowdon DA, Taylor NF. A model of access combining triage with initial management reduced waiting time for community outpatient services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Med 2018; 16:182. [PMID: 30336784 PMCID: PMC6194740 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-018-1170-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Long waiting times are associated with public community outpatient health services. This trial aimed to determine if a new model of care based on evidence-based strategies that improved patient flow in two small pilot trials could be used to reduce waiting time across a variety of services. The key principle of the Specific Timely Appointments for Triage (STAT) model is that patients are booked directly into protected assessment appointments and triage is combined with initial management as an alternative to a waiting list and triage system. METHODS A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted between October 2015 and March 2017, involving 3116 patients at eight sites across a major Australian metropolitan health network. RESULTS The intervention reduced waiting time to first appointment by 33.8% (IRR = 0.663, 95% CI 0.516 to 0.852, P = 0.001). Median waiting time decreased from a median of 42 days (IQR 19 to 86) in the control period to a median of 24 days (IQR 13 to 48) in the intervention period. A substantial reduction in variability was also noted. The model did not impact on most secondary outcomes, including time to second appointment, likelihood of discharge by 12 weeks and number of appointments provided, but was associated with a small increase in the rate of missed appointments. CONCLUSIONS Broad-scale implementation of a model of access and triage that combined triage with initial management and actively managed the relationship between supply and demand achieved substantial reductions in waiting time without adversely impacting on other aspects of care. The reductions in waiting time are likely to have been driven, primarily, by substantial reductions for those patients previously considered low priority. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615001016527 registration date: 29/09/2015.
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- Katherine E Harding
- Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia. .,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Eastern Health, Level 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.,La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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Yates M, Watts JJ, Bail K, Mohebbi M, MacDermott S, Jebramek JC, Brodaty H. Evaluating the Impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program (DCHP) on Hospital-Acquired Complications: Study Protocol. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018; 15:E1878. [PMID: 30720792 PMCID: PMC6165270 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Despite the increasing number of older people, many with cognitive impairment (CI), in hospitals, there is yet to be an evaluation of hospital-wide interventions improving the management of those with CI. In hospitalized patients with CI, there are likely to be associations between increased complications that impact on outcomes, length of stay, and costs. This prospective study will evaluate the effectiveness of an established hospital CI support program on patient outcomes, patient quality of life, staff awareness of CI, and carer satisfaction. Using a stepped-wedge, continuous-recruitment method, the pre-intervention patient data will provide the control data for usual hospital care. The intervention, the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program, provides hospital-wide CI awareness and support education, and screening for all patients aged 65+, along with a bedside alert, the Cognitive Impairment Identifier. The primary outcome is a reduction in hospital-acquired complications: urinary tract infections, pressure injuries, pneumonia and delirium. Secondary outcome measures include cost effectiveness, patient quality of life, carer satisfaction, staff awareness of CI, and staff perceived impact of care. This large-sample study across four sites offers an opportunity for research evaluation of health service functioning at a whole-of-hospital level, which is important for sustainable change in hospital practice.
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- Mark Yates
- Ballarat Health Services, Deakin University, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia.
- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.
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- Health Research Institute and Synergy Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.
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- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
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- La Trobe University, School of Rural Health, Mildura, VIC 3520, Australia.
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Yates MW, Watts JJ, Brodaty H. P4‐390: HOW WELL ARE ICD 10 CODES USED TO RECORD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALS? Alzheimers Dement 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.07.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Mark William Yates
- Deakin UniversityBallaratAustralia
- Ballarat Health ServicesBallaratAustralia
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- Centre for Population Health ResearchDeakin UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain AgeingUniversity of New South WalesSydneyAustralia
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Bohingamu Mudiyanselage S, Stevens J, Watts JJ, Toscano J, Kotowicz MA, Steinfort CL, Bell J, Byrnes J, Bruce S, Carter S, Hunter C, Barrand C, Hayles R. Personalised telehealth intervention for chronic disease management: A pilot randomised controlled trial. J Telemed Telecare 2018; 25:343-352. [PMID: 29793387 DOI: 10.1177/1357633x18775850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the impact of home-based telehealth monitoring on health outcomes, quality of life and costs over 12 months for patients with diabetes and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were identified as being at high risk of readmission to hospital. METHODS This pilot study was a randomised controlled trial combined with an economic analysis to examine the outcomes of standard care versus home-based telehealth for people with diabetes and/or COPD who were at risk of hospital readmission within one year. The primary outcomes were (i) hospital admission and length of stay (LOS); and (ii) health-related quality of life (HRQOL); and the secondary outcomes were (i) health-related clinical outcomes; (ii) anxiety and depression scores; and (iii) health literacy. The costs of the intervention and hospitalisations were included. RESULTS A total of 86 and 85 participants were randomised to the intervention and control groups respectively. The difference between groups in hospital LOS was -3.89 (95% confidence interval (CI): -9.40, 1.62) days, and for HRQOL, 0.09 (95% CI: 0.05, 0.14) in favour of the telehealth monitoring group. There was a saving of AUD$6553 (95% CI: -12145, -961) in the cost of hospitalisation over 12 months, which offset the increased cost of tele-monitoring. The intervention group showed an improvement in anxiety, depression and health literacy at 12 months, and in the diabetes group, a reduction in microalbuminuria. DISCUSSION The telehealth monitoring intervention improved patient's health outcomes and quality of life at no additional cost.
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 1 Deakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia.,3 Deakin University School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia.,4 Melbourne Medical School - Western Campus, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia.,3 Deakin University School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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- 2 Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia
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Peiris CL, Shields N, Brusco NK, Watts JJ, Taylor NF. Additional Physical Therapy Services Reduce Length of Stay and Improve Health Outcomes in People With Acute and Subacute Conditions: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018; 99:2299-2312. [PMID: 29634915 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To update a previous review on whether additional physical therapy services reduce length of stay, improve health outcomes, and are safe and cost-effective for patients with acute or subacute conditions. DATA SOURCES Electronic database (AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database [PEDro], PubMed) searches were updated from 2010 through June 2017. STUDY SELECTION Randomized controlled trials evaluating additional physical therapy services on patient health outcomes, length of stay, or cost-effectiveness were eligible. Searching identified 1524 potentially relevant articles, of which 11 new articles from 8 new randomized controlled trials with 1563 participants were selected. In total, 24 randomized controlled trials with 3262 participants are included in this review. DATA EXTRACTION Data were extracted using the form used in the original systematic review. Methodological quality was assessed using the PEDro scale, and the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach was applied to each meta-analysis. DATA SYNTHESIS Postintervention data were pooled with an inverse variance, random-effects model to calculate standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). There is moderate-quality evidence that additional physical therapy services reduced length of stay by 3 days in subacute settings (mean difference [MD]=-2.8; 95% CI, -4.6 to -0.9; I2=0%), and low-quality evidence that it reduced length of stay by 0.6 days in acute settings (MD=-0.6; 95% CI, -1.1 to 0.0; I2=65%). Additional physical therapy led to small improvements in self-care (SMD=.11; 95% CI, .03-.19; I2=0%), activities of daily living (SMD=.13; 95% CI, .02-.25; I2=15%), and health-related quality of life (SMD=.12; 95% CI, .03-.21; I2=0%), with no increases in adverse events. There was no significant change in walking ability. One trial reported that additional physical therapy was likely to be cost-effective in subacute rehabilitation. CONCLUSIONS Additional physical therapy services improve patient activity and participation outcomes while reducing hospital length of stay for adults. These benefits are likely safe, and there is preliminary evidence to suggest they may be cost-effective.
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- Casey L Peiris
- La Trobe University, College of Science, Health and Engineering, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health(Physiotherapy), Melbourne.
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- La Trobe University, College of Science, Health and Engineering, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health(Physiotherapy), Melbourne; Northern Health, Northern Centre for Health Education and Research, Epping
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- La Trobe University, College of Science, Health and Engineering, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health(Physiotherapy), Melbourne; Cabrini Health, Physiotherapy, Malvern
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- Deakin University, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Burwood
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- La Trobe University, College of Science, Health and Engineering, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health(Physiotherapy), Melbourne; Eastern Health, Eastern Health Clinical Research Office, Box Hill, Australia
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Soh SE, Morris ME, Watts JJ, McGinley JL, Iansek R. Health-related quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease receiving comprehensive care. AUST HEALTH REV 2018; 40:613-618. [PMID: 26910356 DOI: 10.1071/ah15113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Objectives The aim of the present study was to quantify the baseline variation in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) referred to a comprehensive care program and those attending standard neurological services. Methods Participants included individuals with PD receiving conventional care from neurologists in private practice and individuals referred to a comprehensive inter-professional team hospital out-patient service. The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) and the EuroQoL (EQ-5D-3L) were used to quantify HRQOL. Results Participants referred to an inter-professional service were more likely to have poorer indices on PD-specific measures but not for generic HRQOL compared with individuals receiving standard neurological services. After adjusting for age, gender, disease severity and duration, people referred to a comprehensive care program were more likely to have a higher score for the PDQ-39 summary index (PDQ-39 SI; mean±s.d. 27.2±11.0; 95% confidence interval (CI) 25.5, 28.9) compared with individuals receiving standard neurological services (PDQ-39 SI mean 0.2±12.8; 95% CI 18.0, 22.4). Conclusions Compared with those attending standard neurological out-patient clinics, individuals referred to an inter-professional PD program are more likely to have advanced disease and poorer HRQOL. This observation has implications for the way in which people with PD are recruited for future clinical trials, because uneven recruitment from different sources may be a potential source of bias. What is known about the topic? Given that PD is associated with a complex array of motor and non-motor symptoms, an inter-professional team approach to service provision is argued to be optimal for individuals living with this debilitating condition. What does this paper add? This paper has shown that individuals referred to an inter-professional service are more likely to have advanced disease and complex care needs. Compared with those referred to neurologist private clinics, those referred to an inter-professional clinic had less functional independence and lower PD-specific HRQOL when first assessed, even after controlling for disease severity. What are the implications for practitioners? When recruiting for future trials to examine the efficacy of multidisciplinary care programs in people with PD, it is important to take into account whether these individuals have been referred to an inter-professional service. There may be a potential source of bias if participants were recruited predominantly from such services.
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- Sze-Ee Soh
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
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- Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus, Plenty Road, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia. Email
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia. Email
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- Physiotherapy Department, The University of Melbourne, Level 7, Alan Gilbert Building, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. Email
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- Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait, Kingston Centre, NPF Centre of Excellence, 400 Warrigal Road, Cheltenham, Vic. 3192, Australia. Email
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Pereira-Salgado A, Watts JJ. Should there be an MBS item number for advance care planning? Med J Aust 2017; 206:412. [PMID: 28490307 DOI: 10.5694/mja16.01449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
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Morris ME, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Evans A, Horne M, Kempster P, Danoudis M, McGinley J, Martin C, Menz HB. A home program of strength training, movement strategy training and education did not prevent falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a randomised trial. J Physiother 2017; 63:94-100. [PMID: 28342682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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QUESTIONS For people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, does a 6-week, comprehensive, home exercise program reduce falls and disability and improve health-related quality of life? Is the program cost-effective? DESIGN Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation and assessor blinding. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and thirty-three community-dwelling adults with Parkinson's disease. INTERVENTION The experimental group completed a 6-week home program comprising progressive resistance strength training, movement strategy training and falls education. The control group completed 6 weeks of non-specific life skills training. Participants in both groups received weekly therapist-guided sessions for 6 consecutive weeks and a weekly self-directed home program. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the rate of falls, documented for the 12-month period immediately after therapy. Secondary outcomes were disability and health-related quality of life, assessed before and after intervention and at a 12-month follow-up. RESULTS A total of 2255 falls were reported by the 12-month follow-up. The proportion of fallers in the experimental and control groups was 61 and 72%, respectively, which was not statistically significantly different (RR=0.85, 95% CI 0.66 to 1.09). There was no significant between-group difference in the rate of falls (incidence rate ratio=1.58, 95% CI 0.73 to 3.43). A survival analysis of participant time to first fall did not show a significant between-group difference (log-rank test χ2=0.79, p=0.37). No significant between-group differences occurred for mobility, disability or quality of life. The mean cost of delivering the experimental intervention was AUD1596. CONCLUSION A home program of strength and movement strategy training and falls education does not prevent falls when applied at the dose used in this study. Arguably, the dosage of therapy was insufficient. Future trials need to explore further therapy content, repetitions and duration, in order to optimise outcomes and cost-effectiveness. [Morris ME, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Evans A, Horne M, Kempster P, Danoudis M, McGinley J, Martin C, Menz HB (2017) A home program of strength training, movement strategy training and education did not prevent falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a randomised trial. Journal of Physiotherapy 63: 94-100].
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- Meg E Morris
- La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University; Northpark Private Hospital (Healthscope)
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- La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University; Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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- Florey Institute for Neurosciences and Mental Health; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne
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- Neurosciences Department, Monash Health; Department of Medicine, Monash University
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- La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University
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- Physiotherapy Department, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University
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Morello RT, Morris RL, Hill KD, Haines TP, Arendts G, Redfern J, Etherton-Beer CD, Lowthian JA, Brand CA, Liew D, Watts JJ, Barker AL. RESPOND: a programme to prevent secondary falls in older people presenting to the emergency department with a fall: protocol for an economic evaluation. Inj Prev 2016; 23:124-130. [PMID: 28330932 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Falls remain common for community-dwelling older people and impose a substantial economic burden to the healthcare system. RESPOND is a novel falls prevention programme that aims to reduce secondary falls and fall injuries among older people who present to a hospital emergency department (ED) with a fall. The present protocol describes a prospective economic evaluation examining the incremental cost-effectiveness of the RESPOND programme, compared with usual care practice, from the Australian health system perspective. METHODS AND DESIGN This economic evaluation will recruit 528 participants from two major tertiary hospital EDs in Australia and will be undertaken alongside a multisite randomised controlled trial. Outcome and costing data will be collected for all participants over the 12-month trial. It will compare the RESPOND falls prevention programme with usual care practice (current community-based falls prevention practices) to determine its incremental cost-effectiveness according to three intermediate clinical outcomes: (1) falls prevented, (2) fall injuries prevented and (3) injurious falls prevented. In addition, utilities will be derived from a generic quality-of-life measure (EQ-5D-5L) and used to calculate the 'incremental cost per quality-adjusted life years gained'. DISCUSSION The results of this study will provide healthcare decision makers with evidence to assist with setting spending thresholds for preventive health programmes and inform selection of emergency and community service models of care. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER The protocol for this study is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12614000336684); Pre-results.
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- R T Morello
- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Allied Health Research Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Pre-Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Harding KE, Watts JJ, Karimi L, O'Reilly M, Kent B, Kotis M, Leggat SG, Kearney J, Taylor NF. Improving access for community health and sub-acute outpatient services: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:364. [PMID: 27506923 PMCID: PMC4977711 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1611-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Waiting lists for treatment are common in outpatient and community services, Existing methods for managing access and triage to these services can lead to inequities in service delivery, inefficiencies and divert resources from frontline care. Evidence from two controlled studies indicates that an alternative to the traditional “waitlist and triage” model known as STAT (Specific Timely Appointments for Triage) may be successful in reducing waiting times without adversely affecting other aspects of patient care. This trial aims to test whether the model is cost effective in reducing waiting time across multiple services, and to measure the impact on service provision, health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction. Methods/design A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial has been designed to evaluate the impact of the STAT model in 8 community health and outpatient services. The primary outcome will be waiting time from referral to first appointment. Secondary outcomes will be nature and quantity of service received (collected from all patients attending the service during the study period and health-related quality of life (AQOL-8D), patient satisfaction, health care utilisation and cost data (collected from a subgroup of patients at initial assessment and after 12 weeks). Data will be analysed with a multiple multi-level random-effects regression model that allows for cluster effects. An economic evaluation will be undertaken alongside the clinical trial. Discussion This paper outlines the study protocol for a fully powered prospective stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SWCRCT) to establish whether the STAT model of access and triage can reduce waiting times applied across multiple settings, without increasing health service costs or adversely impacting on other aspects of patient care. If successful, it will provide evidence for the effectiveness of a practical model of access that can substantially reduce waiting time for outpatient and community services with subsequent benefits for both efficiency of health systems and patient care. Trial registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615001016527. Approved 15/9/2015.
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- Katherine E Harding
- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia. .,Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.
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- Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia
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- Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK
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- Victorian Department of Health and Community Services, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Victorian Department of Health and Community Services, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.,Eastern Health, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia
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English C, Shields N, Brusco NK, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Peiris C, Bernhardt J, Crotty M, Esterman A, Segal L, Hillier S. Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. J Physiother 2016; 62:124-9. [PMID: 27320831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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QUESTIONS Among people receiving inpatient rehabilitation after stroke, does additional weekend physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy reduce the length of rehabilitation hospital stay compared to those who receive a weekday-only service, and does this change after controlling for individual factors? Does additional weekend therapy improve the ability to walk and perform activities of daily living, measured at discharge? Does additional weekend therapy improve health-related quality of life, measured 6 months after discharge from rehabilitation? Which individual, clinical and hospital characteristics are associated with shorter length of rehabilitation hospital stay? DESIGN This study pooled individual data from two randomised, controlled trials (n=350) using an individual patient data meta-analysis and multivariate regression. PARTICIPANTS People with stroke admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities. INTERVENTION Additional weekend therapy (physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy) compared to usual care (5 days/week therapy). OUTCOME MEASURES Length of rehabilitation hospital stay, independence in activities of daily living measured with the Functional Independence Measure, walking speed and health-related quality of life. RESULTS Participants who received weekend therapy had a shorter length of rehabilitation hospital stay. In the un-adjusted analysis, this was not statistically significant (MD -5.7 days, 95% CI -13.0 to 1.5). Controlling for hospital site, age, walking speed and Functional Independence Measure score on admission, receiving weekend therapy was significantly associated with a shorter length of rehabilitation hospital stay (β=7.5, 95% CI 1.7 to 13.4, p=0.001). There were no significant between-group differences in Functional Independence Measure scores (MD 1.9 points, 95% CI -2.8 to 6.6), walking speed (MD 0.06 m/second, 95% CI -0.15 to 0.04) or health-related quality of life (SMD -0.04, 95% CI -0.26 to 0.19) at discharge. DISCUSSION Modest evidence indicates that additional weekend therapy might reduce rehabilitation hospital length of stay. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12610000096055, ACTRN12609000973213. [English C, Shields N, Brusco NK, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Peiris C, et al. (2016) Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.Journal of Physiotherapy62: 124-129].
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- Coralie English
- School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle; University of Newcastle Priority Research Centre for Stroke and Brain Injury, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle; International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, Sansom Institute of Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University; Northern Health
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University; Physiotherapy Services, Cabrini Health
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University; Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University
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- Stroke Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Austin Campus, Melbourne
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Flinders University, Bedford Park Campus
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- Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide; Australian Institute of Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns
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- Health Economics and Social Policy, Health Economics and Social Policy Group, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, Sansom Institute of Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide
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Morello RT, Barker AL, Watts JJ, Bohensky MA, Forbes AB, Stoelwinder J. A Telephone Support Program to Reduce Costs and Hospital Admissions for Patients at Risk of Readmissions: Lessons from an Evaluation of a Complex Health Intervention. Popul Health Manag 2016; 19:187-95. [DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Renata T. Morello
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Epi Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Morello RT, Barker AL, Watts JJ, Haines T, Zavarsek SS, Hill KD, Brand C, Sherrington C, Wolfe R, Bohensky MA, Stoelwinder JU. The extra resource burden of in-hospital falls: a cost of falls study. Med J Aust 2016; 203:367. [PMID: 26510807 DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the additional hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs associated with in-hospital falls and fall injuries in acute hospitals in Australia. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A multisite prospective cohort study conducted during 2011-2013 in the control wards of a falls prevention trial (6-PACK). The trial included all admissions to 12 acute medical and surgical wards of six Australian hospitals. In-hospital falls data were collected from medical record reviews, daily verbal reports by ward nurse unit managers, and hospital incident reporting and administrative databases. Clinical costing data were linked for three of the six participating hospitals to calculate patient-level costs. OUTCOME MEASURES Hospital LOS and costs associated with in-hospital falls and fall injuries for each patient admission. RESULTS We found that 966 of a total of 27 026 hospital admissions (3.6%) involved at least one fall, and 313 (1.2%) at least one fall injury, a total of 1330 falls and 418 fall injuries. After adjustment for age, sex, cognitive impairment, admission type, comorbidity and clustering by hospital, patients who had an in-hospital fall had a mean increase in LOS of 8 days (95% CI, 5.8-10.4; P < 0.001) compared with non-fallers, and incurred mean additional hospital costs of $6669 (95% CI, $3888-$9450; P < 0.001). Patients with a fall-related injury had a mean increase in LOS of 4 days (95% CI, 1.8-6.6; P = 0.001) compared with those who fell without injury, and there was also a tendency to additional hospital costs (mean, $4727; 95% CI, -$568 to $10 022; P = 0.080). CONCLUSION Patients who experience an in-hospital fall have significantly longer hospital stays and higher costs. Programs need to target the prevention of all falls, not just the reduction of fall-related injuries.
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Background While it is common for an economic evaluation of health care to rely on trial participants for self-reported health service utilisation, there is variability in the accuracy of this data due to potential recall bias. The aim of this study was to quantify the level of recall bias in self-reported primary health care general practitioner (GP) visits following inpatient rehabilitation over a 12 month period. Methods This report is a secondary analysis from a larger randomised control trial of an economic evaluation of additional Saturday inpatient rehabilitation. Participants were adults who had been discharged into the community following admission to an acute general rehabilitation hospital. Participants were asked to recall primary health care visits, including community GP visits, via a telephone questionnaire which was administered at 6 and 12 months following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants were asked to recall health service utilisation over each preceding 6 month period. The self-reported data were compared to equivalent claims data from the national insurer, over the same period. Results 751 participants (75 % of the full trial) with a mean age of 74 years (SD 13) were included in this analysis. Over the 12 month period following discharge from rehabilitation there was an under-reporting of 14 % in self-reported health service utilisation for GP visits compared to national insurer claims data over the same period. From 0 to 6 months following discharge from rehabilitation, there was an over-reporting of self-reported GP visits of 35 % and from 7 to 12 months there was an under-reporting of self-reported GP visits of 36 %, compared to national insurer claims data over the same period. 46 % of patients reported the same or one number difference in self-reported GP visits between the 0 to 6 and the 7 to 12 month periods. Conclusion Based on these findings we recommend that an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial for an elderly adult rehabilitation population include a sensitivity analysis that inflates self-reported GP visits by 16 % over 12 months. However caution is required when utilising self-reported GP visits as the data may contain periods of both over and under reporting. Where general practitioner visits are expected to vary significantly between intervention and control groups we recommend that administrative data be included in the trial to accurately capture resources for an economic evaluation.
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- Natasha Kareem Brusco
- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia. .,Physiotherapy Services, Cabrini Health, 183 Wattletree Road, Malvern, VIC, 3144, Australia. .,Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC, 3128, Australia.
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- Deakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia.
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Abimanyi-Ochom J, Watts JJ, Borgström F, Nicholson GC, Shore-Lorenti C, Stuart AL, Zhang Y, Iuliano S, Seeman E, Prince R, March L, Cross M, Winzenberg T, Laslett LL, Duque G, Ebeling PR, Sanders KM. Changes in quality of life associated with fragility fractures: Australian arm of the International Cost and Utility Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (AusICUROS). Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:1781-90. [PMID: 25792491 PMCID: PMC4468793 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3088-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED We investigated change in health-related quality of life due to fracture in Australian adults aged over 50 years. Fractures reduce quality of life with the loss sustained at least over 12 months. At a population level, the loss was equivalent to 65 days in full health per fracture. PURPOSE We aimed to quantify the change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that occurred as a consequence of a fracture using the EQ-5D-3 L questionnaire. METHODS Adults aged ≥50 years with a low to moderate energy fracture were recruited from eight study centres across Australia. This prospective study included an 18-month follow-up of participants recruited within 2 weeks of a fracture (hip, wrist, humerus, vertebral and ankle). Information collected at baseline and 4, 12 and 18 months included characteristics of participants such as income level, education and prior fracture status. At 12 months post-fracture, the cumulative loss of quality of life was estimated using multivariate regression analysis to identify the predictors of HRQoL loss. RESULTS Mean HRQoL for all participants before fracture was 0.86, with wrist fracture having the highest pre-fracture HRQoL (0.90), while vertebral fracture had the lowest (0.80). HRQoL declined to 0.42 in the immediate post-fracture period. Only participants with a wrist, humerus or ankle fracture returned to their pre-fracture HRQoL after 18 months. An increased loss of HRQoL over 12 months was associated with HRQoL prior to the fracture, hospitalisation, education and fracture site. The multiple regression explained 30 % of the variation in the cumulative HRQoL loss at 12 months post-fracture for all fractures. CONCLUSION Low to moderate energy fractures reduce HRQoL, and this loss is sustained for at least 12 months or, in the case of hip and spine fractures, at least 18 months. At a population level, this represents an average loss of 65 days in full health per fragility fracture. This significant burden reinforces the need for cost-effective fracture prevention strategies.
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- J Abimanyi-Ochom
- Deakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.
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- Deakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia
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- LIME/MMC, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne-Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Rural Clinical School, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne-Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne-Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney-Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney-Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, TAS, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, TAS, Australia
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- Ageing Bone Research Program, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne-Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne-Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Morris ME, Menz HB, McGinley JL, Watts JJ, Huxham FE, Murphy AT, Danoudis ME, Iansek R. A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Falls in People With Parkinson’s Disease. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2015; 29:777-85. [DOI: 10.1177/1545968314565511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background. Falls are common and disabling in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). There is a need to quantify the effects of movement rehabilitation on falls in PD. Objective. To evaluate 2 physical therapy interventions in reducing falls in PD. Methods. We randomized 210 people with PD to 3 groups: progressive resistance strength training coupled with falls prevention education, movement strategy training combined with falls prevention education, and life-skills information (control). All received 8 weeks of out-patient therapy once per week and a structured home program. The primary end point was the falls rate, recorded prospectively over a 12 month period, starting from the completion of the intervention. Secondary outcomes were walking speed, disability, and quality of life. Results. A total of 1547 falls were reported for the trial. The falls rate was higher in the control group compared with the groups that received strength training or strategy training. There were 193 falls for the progressive resistance strength training group, 441 for the movement strategy group and 913 for the control group. The strength training group had 84.9% fewer falls than controls (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 0.151, 95% CI 0.071-0.322, P < .001). The movement strategy training group had 61.5% fewer falls than controls (IRR = 0.385, 95% CI 0.184-0.808, P = .012). Disability scores improved in the intervention groups following therapy while deteriorating in the control group. Conclusions. Rehabilitation combining falls prevention education with strength training or movement strategy training reduces the rate of falls in people with mild to moderately severe PD and is feasible.
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- Kingston Centre, Monash Health, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- Kingston Centre, Monash Health, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
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Brusco NK, Watts JJ, Shields N, Taylor NF. Are weekend inpatient rehabilitation services value for money? An economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial with a 30 day follow up. BMC Med 2014; 12:89. [PMID: 24885811 PMCID: PMC4053313 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Providing additional Saturday rehabilitation can improve functional independence and health related quality of life at discharge and it may reduce patient length of stay, yet the economic implications are not known. The aim of this study was to determine from a health service perspective if the provision of rehabilitation to inpatients on a Saturday in addition to Monday to Friday was cost effective compared to Monday to Friday rehabilitation alone. METHODS Cost utility and cost effectiveness analyses were undertaken alongside a multi-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial with a 30-day follow up after discharge. Participants were adults admitted for inpatient rehabilitation in two publicly funded metropolitan rehabilitation facilities. The control group received usual care rehabilitation services from Monday to Friday and the intervention group received usual care plus an additional rehabilitation service on Saturday. Incremental cost utility ratio was reported as cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained and an incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) was reported as cost for a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in functional independence. RESULTS 996 patients (mean age 74 (standard deviation 13) years) were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 496) or the control group (n = 500). Mean difference in cost of AUD$1,673 (95% confidence interval (CI) -271 to 3,618) was a saving in favor of the intervention group. The incremental cost utility ratio found a saving of AUD$41,825 (95% CI -2,817 to 74,620) per QALY gained for the intervention group. The ICER found a saving of AUD$16,003 (95% CI -3,074 to 87,361) in achieving a MCID in functional independence for the intervention group. If the willingness to pay per QALY gained or for a MCID in functional independence was zero dollars the probability of the intervention being cost effective was 96% and 95%, respectively. A sensitivity analysis removing Saturday penalty rates did not significantly alter the outcome. CONCLUSIONS From a health service perspective, the provision of rehabilitation to inpatients on a Saturday in addition to Monday to Friday, compared to Monday to Friday rehabilitation alone, is likely to be cost saving per QALY gained and for a MCID in functional independence. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry November 2009 ACTRN12609000973213.
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- Natasha Kareem Brusco
- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
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Brusco NK, Watts JJ, Shields N, Chan SP, Taylor NF. Does additional acute phase inpatient rehabilitation help people return to work? A subgroup analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2014; 28:754-761. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215514520774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To investigate if a Saturday rehabilitation service in addition to usual care improved return to work outcomes 12 months post discharge and to report predictors of return to work. Design: Subgroup analysis of a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: General inpatient rehabilitation service. Subjects: A mixed cohort of 137 adults previously engaged in work, who were admitted for inpatient rehabilitation and allocated to a control group ( n=63) or an intervention group (n=74). Intervention: The control group received usual care rehabilitation from Monday to Friday and the intervention group received usual care plus an additional rehabilitation service on Saturdays (physiotherapy and occupational therapy). Main outcome: Return to paid or unpaid work. Results: After 12 months, 36 participants (57%) in the control group and 38 participants (51%) in the intervention group had returned to work. There was no difference between groups (mean difference -1.06 hours per week, 95% CI -8.70 to 6.57) in return to work outcomes. Functional status on discharge (OR 1.05, 95%CI 1.00 to 1.10), an orthopaedic diagnosis (OR 4.92, 95%CI 2.01 to 12.03) and engagement in unpaid work prior to rehabilitation (OR 5.08, 95%CI 1.39 to 18.58) were predictive of return to work at 12 months. Conclusion: A Saturday rehabilitation service in addition to usual care showed no improvement in return to work outcomes at 12 months. Predictors of return to work may help identify those at risk of not returning to work and who require follow-up vocational rehabilitation services.
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- Natasha Kareem Brusco
- Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
- Physiotherapy Services, Cabrini Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
- Northern Health, Department of Allied Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
- Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Victoria, Australia
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Brusco NK, Taylor NF, Watts JJ, Shields N. Economic Evaluation of Adult Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in a Variety of Settings. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2014; 95:94-116.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Peiris CL, Shields N, Brusco NK, Watts JJ, Taylor NF. Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Med 2013; 11:198. [PMID: 24228854 PMCID: PMC3844491 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many inpatients receive little or no rehabilitation on weekends. Our aim was to determine what effect providing additional Saturday rehabilitation during inpatient rehabilitation had on functional independence, quality of life and length of stay compared to 5 days per week of rehabilitation. METHODS This was a multicenter, single-blind (assessors) randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation and 12-month follow-up conducted in two publically funded metropolitan inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Melbourne, Australia. Patients were eligible if they were adults (aged ≥18 years) admitted for rehabilitation for any orthopedic, neurological or other disabling conditions excluding those admitted for slow stream rehabilitation/geriatric evaluation and management. Participants were randomly allocated to usual care Monday to Friday rehabilitation (control) or to Monday to Saturday rehabilitation (intervention). The additional Saturday rehabilitation comprised physiotherapy and occupational therapy. The primary outcomes were functional independence (functional independence measure (FIM); measured on an 18 to 126 point scale), health-related quality of life (EQ-5D utility index; measured on a 0 to 1 scale, and EQ-5D visual analog scale; measured on a 0 to 100 scale), and patient length of stay. Outcome measures were assessed on admission, discharge (primary endpoint), and at 6 and 12 months post discharge. RESULTS We randomly assigned 996 adults (mean (SD) age 74 (13) years) to Monday to Saturday rehabilitation (n = 496) or usual care Monday to Friday rehabilitation (n = 500). Relative to admission scores, intervention group participants had higher functional independence (mean difference (MD) 2.3, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.5 to 4.1, P = 0.01) and health-related quality of life (MD 0.04, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.07, P = 0.009) on discharge and may have had a shorter length of stay by 2 days (95% CI 0 to 4, P = 0.1) when compared to control group participants. Intervention group participants were 17% more likely to have achieved a clinically significant change in functional independence of 22 FIM points or more (risk ratio (RR) 1.17, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.34) and 18% more likely to have achieved a clinically significant change in health-related quality of life (RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.34) on discharge compared to the control group. There was some maintenance of effect for functional independence and health-related quality of life at 6-month follow-up but not at 12-month follow-up. There was no difference in the number of adverse events between the groups (incidence rate ratio = 0.81, 95% CI 0.61 to 1.08). CONCLUSIONS Providing an additional day of rehabilitation improved functional independence and health-related quality of life at discharge and may have reduced length of stay for patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12609000973213 Please see related commentary: http://www.biomedcentral.com/10.1186/1741-7015-11-199.
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- Casey L Peiris
- Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Soh SE, McGinley JL, Watts JJ, Iansek R, Morris ME. Health-related quality of life of australians with Parkinson disease: a comparison with international studies. Physiother Can 2013; 64:338-46. [PMID: 23997388 DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2011-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE This study describes the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Australians living with Parkinson disease (PD) and compares the findings to international reports. METHODS The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) was used to measure HRQOL in 210 individuals with PD living in Australia. In parallel, a tailored literature search identified previous studies on HROQL in people with PD. A quantitative meta-analysis with a random-effects model was used to compare the HRQOL of individuals with PD living in Australia and other countries. RESULTS The mean PDQ-39 summary index (SI) score for this sample of Australians with PD was 20.9 (SD 12.7). Ratings for the dimension of social support and stigma were significantly lower than ratings for bodily discomfort, mobility, activities of daily living, cognition, and emotional well-being. Comparing the Australian and international PD samples revealed a significant heterogeneity in overall HRQOL (I(2)=97%). The mean PDQ-39 SI scores for Australians were lower, indicating better HRQOL relative to samples from other countries. CONCLUSIONS This Australian sample with PD perceived their HRQOL as poor, although it was less severely compromised than that of international samples. While further research is required, these findings can inform the clinical decision-making processes of physiotherapists.
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- Sze-Ee Soh
- Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Health ; Physiotherapy Department, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Morello RT, Barker AL, Haines T, Zavarsek S, Watts JJ, Hill K, Brand C, Sherrington C, Wolfe R, Bohensky M, Stoelwinder J. In-hospital falls and fall-related injuries: a protocol for a cost of fall study. Inj Prev 2013; 19:363. [DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Soh SE, McGinley JL, Watts JJ, Iansek R, Morris ME. Rural living and health-related quality of life in Australians with Parkinson's disease. Rural Remote Health 2012; 12:2158. [PMID: 23234357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The motor and non-motor symptoms associated with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) may compromise the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of some individuals living with this debilitating condition. Although growing evidence suggests that PD may be more prevalent in rural communities, there is little information about the life quality of these individuals. This study examines whether HRQOL ratings vary in relation to rural and metropolitan life settings. METHODS An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the HRQOL of two separate samples of people with PD living in metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria. The metropolitan sample consisted of 210 individuals who had participated in the baseline assessment for an existing clinical trial. The rural sample comprised 24 participants who attended community-based rehabilitation programs and support groups in rural Victoria. Health-related quality of life was quantified using the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39). RESULTS The HRQOL of participants in rural Australia differed from individuals living in a large metropolitan city (p=0.025). Participants in rural Australia reported worse overall HRQOL, after controlling for differences in disease duration. Their overall HRQOL was lower than for city dwellers. Rural living was also found to be a significant negative predictor of HRQOL (β=0.14; 95% CI -1.27 to -0.08; p=0.027). CONCLUSION The findings of this study suggest that some people with PD living in rural Victoria perceive their HRQOL to be relatively poor. In order to minimise the debilitating consequences of this disease, further studies examining the factors that may contribute to the HRQOL of individuals living in rural and remote areas are required.
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- Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Watts JJ, Jolley D, Wainer J, Atchison R. Improving the efficiency of telephone-based disease management programs: getting the population and the timing right using hospital admission data. Popul Health Manag 2012; 15:331-7. [PMID: 22823413 DOI: 10.1089/pop.2011.0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Telephone-based disease management (DM) programs can improve health outcomes and provide a positive return on investment to funders. However, there is scant evidence about how to use hospital admission episode data to identify patients who are most likely to participate in a DM program. The objective of this study was to use hospital admission episode data held by health insurers to determine those factors that predict members with chronic disease joining and remaining in a DM program for at least 6 months. A multivariable logistic regression model was constructed to determine predictors of participating in a DM program for an insured population who had been admitted to hospital for congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The outcome variable was binary: did the member both opt into the DM program and remain in the program for at least 6 months? The study population included 9874 private health fund members. Time from a related hospital admission was a significant predictor, with those offered the program within 3 to 6 months being 71% more likely (95% confidence interval [CI]: 33%, 113%) to participate. The length of time from offer to commencement also was a significant predictor, with those commencing within 3 to 4 months being 75% (95% CI: 44%, 112%) as likely to remain in the program. It is possible to predict which individuals are most likely to participate in a telephone-based DM program using hospital admission episode data. Once individuals are identified, timely commencement of a DM program is an important predictor of success.
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- Jennifer J Watts
- Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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