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Filter by:The study has a randomized crossover design including qualitative interviews of the participant's test experiences. Healthy participants, ≥60 years are eligible to participate in the study. Cognitive function will be measured by using the International Study Group of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (ISPOCD) test battery and the Mindmore digital test battery. The participants will self-report their likelihood of depression with the geriatric depression scale-15, their user experience of the digital test by a modified version of System Usability scale, and answer questionnaires targeting their experiences of the test sessions. Furthermore, concentration difficulties, according to the Swedish Quality of Recovery-scale will also be measured.
Demographic changes in the industrialized world are expected to prompt a need for better organized and more efficient health care services. In order to curb costs, health care providers in many countries are searching for viable alternatives to hospitalizations. Norwegian white papers and reform documents presume that the municipalities will play a central role in meeting the growth in demand for health services. Central public policy documents and national research strategies highlight that we need pathways characterized by good quality and safe care, and which are responsive to needs, based on user involvement, continuity of care and successful collaboration within and between service levels. The 2012 Coordination Reform placed new responsibilities on municipalities in the delivery of primary health care services and on hospitals as deliverers of specialist services, as well as on the integration and collaboration between the two organizational levels. This reform mandates that all 428 Norwegian municipalities are obliged to establish or co-operate on establishing Municipal Acute Wards (MAW) (In Norwegian: Kommunale akutte døgnplasser), so as to alleviate pressure on hospitals. However, the research basis for these units is relatively weak. Hence, there is little information on the outcomes regarding the quality, cost-effectiveness, patient-reported as well as personnel-reported outcomes of this new level of care. This study aims at assessing the outcome of admissions to MAWs compared to a general hospital for patients in need of acute care, that can be treated at a lower and decentralized level of health care, with potentially less resources than traditional hospitalizations. The study will use a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design. It builds on previous research and systematic reviews, and aims to assess several outcomes, including health-related quality of life (HRQoL), patient experiences, cost-effectiveness, short-term mortality and morbidity, and draws on linkages to national registers.
This cluster-randomized controlled community trial aimed to assess the efficacy and costs of fluoride varnish application for caries prevention in a high-risk population in South Africa.
Objective: Investigators aimed to evaluate the impact of a high resolution standardized laparoscopic (HRSL) cholecystectomy protocol on operative time and intraoperative interruptions in a teaching hospital. Background: Interruptions of the surgical workflow or microcomplications (MC) lead to prolonged procedure times and costs and can be indicative for surgical mistakes. Reducing MC can improve operating room efficiency and prevent intraoperative complications. Methods: Audio video records of laparoscopic cholecystectomies were reviewed regarding type, frequency and duration of MC before and after the implementation of a HRSL which included the introduction of a stepwise protocol for the procedure and a teaching video. After consent operating team members were obliged to prepare the operation with these resources.