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Health benefits of an innovative model of care for chronic wounds patients in Queensland.
- Source :
- International Wound Journal; Apr2019, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p334-342, 9p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Wound management in Australia suffers from a lack of adequate coordination and communication between sectors that impacts patient outcomes and costs. Wound Innovations is a specialist service comprising of a transdisciplinary team that aims to streamline and improve patient care and outcomes. We compared patient experiences and outcomes prior to accessing this specialist service, and the 3 months following their enrolment at the clinic. Information on patient experiences, wound history, and outcomes was collected through interviews and a review of medical records for the 12 months prior to enrolment at the clinic. Wound progress, quality of life (QoL) outcomes, and service use were tracked during the 3‐month prospective phase. A sample of 29 participants was recruited. 40% healed completely by 3 months, with the average time to healing being 8 weeks. The average QoL score at baseline was 0.69 (from a score of 1, being best health imaginable). At 3 months, the average QoL score increased significantly to 0.84 (P≤0.001). On average, participants attended the clinic 4.6 times. The average decrease in wound size was 85.4% (95% CI [75.7%, 95%]). Accessing wound care treatment at a specialist, multidisciplinary wound clinic leads to an increase in QoL and access to consistent evidence‐based practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
DIFFUSION of innovations
HEALTH care teams
HEALTH services accessibility
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
MATHEMATICAL models
QUALITY of life
WOUND care
EVIDENCE-based medicine
THEORY
TREATMENT effectiveness
CHRONIC wounds & injuries
DISEASE progression
PATIENTS' attitudes
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17424801
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Wound Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135425357
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13033