Evaluating the impact of the dementia care in hospitals program (DCHP) on hospital-acquired complications: study protocol Yates, Mark, Watts, Jennifer J, Bail, Kasia, Mohebbi, Mohammadreza, Macdermott, Sean, Jebramek, Jessica C and Brodaty, Henry 2018, Evaluating the impact of the dementia care in hospitals program (DCHP) on hospital-acquired complications: study protocol, International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091878. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads mohebbi-evaluatingtheimpact-2018.pdf Published version application/pdf 628.26KB 94 Title Evaluating the impact of the dementia care in hospitals program (DCHP) on hospital-acquired complications: study protocol Author(s) Yates, Mark orcid.org/0000-0001-5845-138X Watts, Jennifer J orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-8638 Bail, Kasia Mohebbi, Mohammadreza orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-7211 Macdermott, Sean Jebramek, Jessica C Brodaty, Henry Journal name International journal of environmental research and public health Volume number 15 Issue number 9 Article ID 1878 Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2018 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) delirium and cognitive disorders acute hospital nursing nonclinical staff dementia education cost and cost analysis system redesign Summary 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. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph15091878 Field of Research MD Multidisciplinary HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, the authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30114122 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 14:10:42 EST Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 14:17:33 EST Tue, 09 Oct 2018, 05:08:29 EST Tue, 09 Oct 2018, 10:36:48 EST Tue, 09 Oct 2018, 10:38:38 EST Wed, 10 Oct 2018, 09:40:04 EST Sat, 20 Oct 2018, 01:30:54 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 232 Abstract Views, 94 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 14:10:42 EST

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