Study protocol for two randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness and safety of current weekend allied health services and a new stakeholder-driven model for acute medical/surgical patients versus no weekend allied health services

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Haines, Terry P ^a   O'Brien, Lisa ^a   Mitchell, Deb ^a,b   Bowles, Kelly Ann ^a   Haas, Romi ^a   Markham, Donna ^b   Plumb, Samantha ^c   Chiu, Timothy ^d   May, Kerry ^b   Philip, Kathleen ^e   Lescai, David ^e   McDermott, Fiona ^b   Sarkies, Mitchell ^b   Ghaly, Marcelle ^d   Shaw, Leonie ^c   Juj, Genevieve ^c   Skinner, Elizabeth H ^a,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^e Health Workforce Branch Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Disinvestment; Effectiveness; Hospital; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL WORK; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL PATIENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SURGERY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 84928108634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0619-z     Document Type: Article

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