Improving the recording of the clinical assessment of stroke patients using a clerking pro forma.

Abstract:

:In this study we examine whether the introduction of a clerking pro forma improves the completeness of the recording of the management of stroke patients and we review methodological issues important in this type of audit. We prospectively identified 244 consecutive stroke patients before and after the introduction of the pro forma. Patient case notes were traced and audited using a specifically designed form. Following the introduction of the pro forma, there was a significant improvement in the completeness of the recording of patient management; no change was observed for those items not included in the pro forma, suggesting a causal effect. We conclude that a stroke clerking pro forma improves the completeness of the recording of the assessment of hospitalized stroke patients; this has implications for clinical practice and future audit and may be applicable to other common conditions. We emphasize that methodological problems associated with a case note audit must be addressed if it is to produce useful, comparative data.

journal_name

Age Ageing

journal_title

Age and ageing

authors

Davenport RJ,Dennis MS,Warlow CP

doi

10.1093/ageing/24.1.43

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-01-01 00:00:00

pages

43-8

issue

1

eissn

0002-0729

issn

1468-2834

journal_volume

24

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