Evaluating the effect of increased allied health services in two medical units: comparison with an historical cohort.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: general medical; acute medical; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000650594
• Lead Sponsor: Vicki Hume

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

The prospective sample will include all patients who receive allied health services in the Acute Medical Unit and General Medicine at the Royal Adelaide Hospital or The Queen Elizabeth Hospital following the increased levels of allied health staffing. The historical cohort will include all patients who received allied health services in these areas in the previous calendar year.

Exclusion Criteria

None.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of stay, retrieved from hospital and national databases.[Hospital discharge.];Number of referrals to allied health services, retrieved from hospital and national databases.[Hospital discharge.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Discharge destination, retrieved from hospital and national databases.[Hospital discharge.];Adverse events (e.g. falls, death, unplanned re-admission), retrieved from hospital and national databases.[Up to 28 days post-discharge.]