HELP! Problems in executing a pragmatic, randomized, stepped wedge trial on the Hospital Elder Life Program to prevent delirium in older patients

Trials

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Heim, Noor ^a   van Stel, Henk F ^a   Ettema, Roelof G ^a,b   van der Mast, Roos C ^c,d   Inouye, Sharon K ^e,f   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Pragmatic trial; Stepped wedge trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ELDER LIFE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDITY; AGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE AGING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELECTION BIAS; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE AGING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85019614547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-1933-4     Document Type: Article

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