Patient involvement in improving the evidence base on inpatient care: changing service configuration - the 'triage' model

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental disorder, not otherwise specified; Acutely mentally ill patients; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63111827
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07-24
• Last Update Posted: 24 July 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

All adult psychiatric inpatients aged between 18 and 65 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. User perceptions of inpatient services (currently being developed)<br>2. Staff perceptions of inpatient services (currently being developed)<br>3. Clinical service outcomes: <br>3.1. Readmission rates<br>3.2. Length of stay and mental health act detention<br><br>To be assessed at baseline, month 6, month 12 and month 18.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Client Service Receipt Inventory for Inpatient Care (CSRI-I): to provide details of services which will be linked to costs<br>2. Nursing care data: frequency of 1:1 nursing, use of agency staff<br>3. Ward Atmosphere Scale<br>4. Maslach Burnout Inventory to measure burn out and positive attributes of the work place<br>5. Routine incident reporting from electronic records<br>6. Service level data: number of admissions, length of stay, bed occupancy etc.<br>7. Staff movement: measured as length of stay, number of new staff and their ward origin<br><br>To be assessed at baseline, month 6, month 12 and month 18.