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Pilot evaluation of a digital approach to occupational therapy home assessments: acceptability and efficiency compared with usual practice in a hospital.
JBI evidence implementation. 2024 April 25
INTRODUCTION: Pre-discharge home assessments by occupational therapists facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital and are associated with better health outcomes. Digital technology offers the potential to reduce duplication of documentation and improve communication and sharing of home assessment findings.
OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement project evaluated time-cost; clinician satisfaction and confidence; and acceptability of the use of a digital approach to home assessments.
METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional design was used to compare usual practice with the digital approach across two sub-acute wards in a large metropolitan hospital in Queensland, Australia. Time to document and conduct home assessments as well as clinician satisfaction and confidence were compared using descriptive statistics. Clinician perspectives about the home assessment approaches were collected through a survey and analyzed using content analysis.
RESULTS: Home assessment and documentation time were significantly lower for the home assessments conducted using the digital approach compared with usual practice assessments. Clinician satisfaction with using digital technology was higher.
CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of this simple technology reduced clinicians' time to conduct home assessments and document home assessment reports. The project was well received by occupational therapy clinicians.
SPANISH ABSTRACT: https://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A187.
OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement project evaluated time-cost; clinician satisfaction and confidence; and acceptability of the use of a digital approach to home assessments.
METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional design was used to compare usual practice with the digital approach across two sub-acute wards in a large metropolitan hospital in Queensland, Australia. Time to document and conduct home assessments as well as clinician satisfaction and confidence were compared using descriptive statistics. Clinician perspectives about the home assessment approaches were collected through a survey and analyzed using content analysis.
RESULTS: Home assessment and documentation time were significantly lower for the home assessments conducted using the digital approach compared with usual practice assessments. Clinician satisfaction with using digital technology was higher.
CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of this simple technology reduced clinicians' time to conduct home assessments and document home assessment reports. The project was well received by occupational therapy clinicians.
SPANISH ABSTRACT: https://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A187.
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