Abstract
Background: In the municipality of Aalborg, Denmark, the aim is to support citizens’ rehabilitation through training and learning in order to be self-reliant. This effort is supported at interim stays at the nursing homes [1]. A recent external report has outlined that citizen are highly satis ed with the rehabilitation services offered by Aalborg Municipality, Denmark [2]. However, user satisfaction solely may not re ect the actual rehabilitation effect. The effect of rehabilitation needs to be addressed in order to ensure high quality in the rehabilitation services offered. Currently, highly structured data are available in the systems, containing information on rehabilitation services rendered during interim stays. However, available data on the effect of the rehabilitation are currently unstructured in free-text, which impedes the assessment of rehabilitation effect and thereby the quality assurance.
Objectives: The aim of this paper was to create a protocol containing information on background, objectives, methods, results and clinical implications investigating the effect of rehabilitation among citizens during interim stays at nursing homes in Aalborg Municipality.
Methods: Identi cation of citizens (n= 113) who have received rehabilitation during their interim stay at a nursing home in Aalborg Municipality during the last quarter of 2015. From ID numbers, data extraction will be performed, containing information on placement, type of intervention, type of treatment as well as therapists’ time used on rehabilitation of the citizen. The rehabilitation effect will be extracted from the free-text in the records. The free-text will be categorized into rehabilitation effects of i) deterioration, ii) no effect, iii) effect of rehabilitation, or iv) not possible to classify from the text.
Results: This study will provide information on the association between the rehabilitation provided during the interim stays, based on structured data from the records, and the rehabilitation effect based on the unstructured free-text from the rehabilitation records.
Clinical implications: This study will provide novel information regarding the effect of the rehabilitation services rendered during interim stays at nursing homes in Aalborg Municipality. This study provides foundation for assessing the quality of the services and provide relevant information for citizens, therapists and decision makers regarding the future direction of the rehabilitation services supplied by the municipality.
Objectives: The aim of this paper was to create a protocol containing information on background, objectives, methods, results and clinical implications investigating the effect of rehabilitation among citizens during interim stays at nursing homes in Aalborg Municipality.
Methods: Identi cation of citizens (n= 113) who have received rehabilitation during their interim stay at a nursing home in Aalborg Municipality during the last quarter of 2015. From ID numbers, data extraction will be performed, containing information on placement, type of intervention, type of treatment as well as therapists’ time used on rehabilitation of the citizen. The rehabilitation effect will be extracted from the free-text in the records. The free-text will be categorized into rehabilitation effects of i) deterioration, ii) no effect, iii) effect of rehabilitation, or iv) not possible to classify from the text.
Results: This study will provide information on the association between the rehabilitation provided during the interim stays, based on structured data from the records, and the rehabilitation effect based on the unstructured free-text from the rehabilitation records.
Clinical implications: This study will provide novel information regarding the effect of the rehabilitation services rendered during interim stays at nursing homes in Aalborg Municipality. This study provides foundation for assessing the quality of the services and provide relevant information for citizens, therapists and decision makers regarding the future direction of the rehabilitation services supplied by the municipality.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Report and Studies in Health Sciences : 4th Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare |
| Editors | IRMA NYKÄNEN |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Place of Publication | Kuopio, Finland |
| Publisher | University of Eastern Finland |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 110 |
| Article number | 89 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-952-61-2130-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 4th Nordic conference on research in patient safety and quality in healthcare - Kuopio, Finland Duration: 17 May 2016 → 20 May 2016 http://www.uef.fi/en/web/nsqh2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 4th Nordic conference on research in patient safety and quality in healthcare |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Kuopio |
| Period | 17/05/2016 → 20/05/2016 |
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