Computer tablet based monitoring of vital signs of acute patients admitted to the Hospital in the Home Service at The Townsville Hospital
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute ambulatory patient population admitted to a Hospital in the Home ServicePublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000813583
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Michael Young
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
Acute ambulatory patients admitted to a Hospital in the Home Service which has the following inclusion criteria for all patients -
* Patient consents to the program
* Lives within 50km radius of TTH
* Adequate social support
* Refrigerator on site
* Safe environment (both for patient and visiting staff) assessed using a documented checklist
* Telephone available
Exclusion Criteria
Sepsis
Confusion/Delirium
Known IV drug user
Unable to obtain IV access
Pain not managed with oral analgesia
Inability to tolerate oral intake
Poorly managed co-morbidities
Immunocompromised
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction measured using a locally devised HITH specific patient satisfaction survey tool incorporating the Net Promoter Score as developed by Reicheld (Reichheld, F. One Number You Need to Grow. Harvard Business Review, December 2003)[From time of admission to service to time of discharge from service]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of transfer back to The Townsville Hospital for in hospital care. This will be measured objectively and recorded in a spreadsheet located on a secured server with password access required.[From time of admission to service to time of discharge from service];Frequency of additional contact with nursing staff during admission outside of scheduled review. This will be measured objectively and recorded in a spreadsheet located on a secured server with password access required.[From time of admission to service to time of discharge from service]