sing Nurse led Integrated Team Electronic Discharges (IT-EDs approach) for children with medical complexity: UNITED study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Public Health - Health service researchChildren with medical complexity
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000416594
- Lead Sponsor
- Queensland Children's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
All children with medical complexity (CMC) admitted to the General Paediatrics ward will be eligible for the trial.
The definition of Children with medical complexity will be as per the American Academy of Paediatrics which is: Children with medical complexity (CMC), have multiple significant chronic health problems that affect multiple organ systems and result in functional limitations, high health care need or utilization, and often the need for or use of medical technology. An example of a child with medical complexity is one with a genetic syndrome with an associated congenital heart defect, difficulty with swallowing, cerebral palsy, and a urologic condition.
Exclusion Criteria
None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method EDS completion at discharge [hospital records at discharge of patient from the hospital ];Use of multi-disciplinary EDS for patient education in both groups[hospital records At discharge of patient from the hospital ];Electronic discharge summary dispensation at patient discharge in both groups[Record of dispensation will be kept in the study database At the end of the study]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method