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NCT number NCT04226040
Other study ID # HvidovreDOW1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 13, 2020
Est. completion date December 19, 2020

Study information

Verified date May 2023
Source Hvidovre University Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

This study explores whether and how DOW, as a PRO marker, can contribute to triage in the Emergency Departments. The study is designed as a mixed-method study consisting of a survey among acutely ill patients and qualitative semi-structured interviews.


Description:

In Emergency Departments (ED) in Denmark and internationally, triage manuals are used to divide incoming patients according to their acute clinical severity, and thus assess who should be examined and treated first. However, the triage manuals are criticized for being imprecise in the intermediate categories. Furthermore, the triage manuals, nationally and internationally, are criticized for not adequately involving the patient's perspective and context. In addition, triage is not independent of personal factors and workload, which may contribute to interprofessional variation. Further, patients themselves express a desire to be even more involved. Also, the relationship between patient and healthcare professional has a direct impact on the quality of health services, however, there are divergent perceptions of what patient involvement entails. Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) data is one way in which patient involvement can occur. PRO is data reported directly from the patient without interference from the healthcare professional and is thus self-reported data, typically generated through survey studies among patients. A strength of PRO data is that these are often more sensitive which may, for example, demonstrate a higher degree of severity of the patient's symptoms. Furthermore, it is considered a strength that PRO data can be used at both group level, for example in quality assurance, as well as at an individual level to support the decision making of healthcare professionals and thereby ensure efficient use of resources. Due to lack of evidence-based knowledge in the field and despite the potential of using PRO data, the information of patients and / or relatives is not used systematically in the Emergency Department. This also applies in the acute contact, where an imprecise initial evaluation of the patient's overall medical needs can cause both over- and under-triaging to the detriment of the overall patient course. The result is an inappropriate allocation of resources at the organizational level and a poorer quality in the treatment process. This points to the need to use relevant patient-reported measures (PROM), the tool for measuring PROs. One such instrument is Degree-of-Worry (DOW), which measures the patient's self-reported level of worry. DOW is a ten-point score of self-reported worry (from 1 = minimal concern to 10 = maximally concerned), reflecting the patient's own assessment of acute illness and own perception of concern. DOW has been scientifically tested in connection with telephone triage at the medical helpline 1813 (MH1813) as a five-point score. The patient's DOW, measured at the time the patient makes his first call to the MH1813, is strongly associated with the probability of acute hospitalization within 48 hours. However, a pilot test with DOW as a five-point score in the Emergency Department indicates a ceiling effect, by which DOW will be presented as a 10-point score in this setting. DOW has the potential to increase patient safety, create greater patient involvement and increase efficiency so that the lengths of stay reflects the triage level. A previous study suggests that DOW could also be used advantageously in other similar settings, such as Emergency Department, which, however, requires that potential implementation barriers is examined.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 944
Est. completion date December 19, 2020
Est. primary completion date December 19, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - =18 years of age - cognitively intact - consent to participation. Exclusion Criteria: - patients arriving to the ED regarding injury - patient with the highest triage level - demented patients - intoxicated patients

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
DOW and illness perception
Acutely ill patients are exposed to a survey regarding their degree of worry and illness perception

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre Hvidovre

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hvidovre University Hospital University of Southern Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary DOW and illness perception Self-reported degree-of-worry during acute illness scored on a 1-10 scale (1=minimal concern, 10=maximum concern) and illness perception measured using the Brief illness perception Questionnarie 30 minutes
Secondary DOW and re-presentation in the Emergency Department Self-reported degree-of-worry during acute illness scored on a 1-10 scale (1=minimal concern, 10=maximum concern) and representation in the Emergency Department during the following 30 days 30 days
Secondary DOW and patient barriers 10 (+/- 10) semi-structured interviews to explore potential patient barriers to implement the DOW-scale in Emergency Departments 30 minutes
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