An evaluation of the effectiveness of a physiotherapy service to the Emergency Extended Care Unit

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: patients in an Emergency Extended Care Unit; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000106235
• Lead Sponsor: Christabel Jesudason

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 186

Inclusion Criteria

All patients admitted to the RAH EECU who are deemed to require physiotherapy intervention by physiotherapy, medical and/or nursing staff and are able to provide informed, written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to EECU over a weekend or public holiday will not be included for practical reasons and in an effort to control costs.
Patients who are unwilling to participate in the study.
Patients who are unable to understand sufficient written or spoken English or co-operate with the assessment and treatment procedures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Admission rate from EECU to hospital will be recorded from data obtained from the Royal Adelaide Hospital Australian Patient Management System.[At admission to hospital or discharge from EECU]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Re-presentation rate to Emergency Department (ED)/EECU will be recorded from data obtained from the RAH Australian Patient Management System[30 days after presentation to EECU]