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Saturday allied health services for geriatric evaluation and management: A controlled before-and-after trial
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Taylor, NF and Lawler, K and Brusco, NK and Peiris, CL and Harding, KE and Scroggie, GD and Boyd, JN and Wilton, AM and Coker, F and Ferraro, JG and Shields, N, Saturday allied health services for geriatric evaluation and management: A controlled before-and-after trial, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39, (1) pp. 64-72. ISSN 1440-6381 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the effect of Saturday allied health services on a geriatric evaluation and management ward.
Methods: A controlled before‐and‐after trial at two wards. Allied health services were added to usual weekday staffing on Saturdays for 6 months on the experimental ward. Length of stay, functional independence, readmissions, discharge destination and costs were evaluated at pre‐intervention (N = 331) and intervention (N = 462).
Results: Relative to the comparison ward, the experimental ward had longer length of stay (mean 7.8 days, 95% CI 4.7‐10.8), fewer readmissions (mean 3.1 days, 95% CI 0.6‐5.7) and no difference in the proportion discharged home. Cost‐effectiveness demonstrated no significant difference in cost ($2639, 95% CI $‐386 to $5647) and functional independence gain (3.6 units, 95% CI 0.8‐6.5) favouring the experimental ward.
Conclusion: These findings do not support the provision of additional Saturday allied health services in geriatric evaluation and management to reduce length of stay.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | allied health occupations, cost-effectiveness, health services, rehabilitation, workforce |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Aged health care |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) |
UTAS Author: | Lawler, K (Dr Katherine Lawler) |
ID Code: | 133309 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2019-06-22 |
Last Modified: | 2021-07-05 |
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