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Outcomes of acutely ill older hospitalized patients following implementation of tailored models of care: a repeated measures (pre- and post-intervention) design.

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BACKGROUND:There is a lack of research investigating models of nursing care for older hospitalised patients that address the nursing needs of this group. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of models of care for acutely older patients tailored to two contexts: an aged care specific ward and a medical ward. DESIGN:This is a repeated measures design. Efficacy of the models was evaluated in terms of: patient and nurses' satisfaction with care provided; increased activities of daily living; reduced unplanned hospital readmissions; and medication knowledge. SETTINGS:An aged care specific ward and a medical ward in two Sydney teaching hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:There were two groups of patients aged 65 years or older who were admitted to hospital for an acute illness: those admitted prior to model implementation (n=232) and those admitted during model implementation (n=116). Patients with moderate or severe dementia were excluded. The two groups of nurses were the pre-model group (n=90) who were working on the medical and aged care wards for the study prior to model implementation, and the post-model group (n=22), who were the nurses working on the wards during model implementation. METHODS:Action research was used to develop the models of care in two wards: one for an aged care specific ward and another for a general medical ward where older patients were admitted. The models developed were based on empirical data gathered in an earlier phase of this study. RESULTS:The models were successful in both wards in terms of increasing satisfaction levels in patients and nurses (p<0.001), increasing functional independence as measured by activities of daily living (p<0.01), and increasing medication knowledge (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS:Findings indicate that models of care developed by nurses using an evidence-based action research strategy can enhance both satisfaction and health outcomes in older patients.

journal_name

Int J Nurs Stud

journal_title

International journal of nursing studies

authors

Chang E,Hancock K,Hickman L,Glasson J,Davidson P

doi

10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.04.017

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-09-01 00:00:00

pages

1079-92

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eissn

0020-7489

issn

1873-491X

pii

S0020-7489(06)00133-7

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Outcomes of acutely ill older hospitalized patients following implementation of tailored models of care: a repeated measures (pre- and post-intervention) design.