Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Computers, Handheld; Outcomes Assessment, Patient

• Registration Number: NCT00314730
• Lead Sponsor: University of Toronto

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-04-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-04-13
• Study First Posted: 2006-04-14
• Study Start: 2006-05
• Status Verified: 2007-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2007-04-19
• Study Completion: 2007-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week
• Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.)

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Exclusion Criteria

• none

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient therapeutic self care
nursing communication and coordination
patient functional status
patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue)

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

St. Joseph's Health Center; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mount Sinai Hospital; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Health Network; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada