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Knowledge translation intervention increased the use of outcome measures by physical therapists in inpatient rehabilitation.
- Source :
- Physiotherapy Theory & Practice; Dec2022, Vol. 38 Issue 12, p2019-2028, 10p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Outcome measures (OMs) have been emphasized by healthcare professions to optimize patient examination; however, a lack of regular use of OMs exists. The purpose of this study was to describe the outcome of a knowledge translation (KT) intervention to increase the use of OMs by physical therapists in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. A quasi-experimental pre-post study design was used. A multi-component KT intervention including education, organizational support, documentation, and environmental changes to increase the use of five OMs was implemented. Audit and feedback (A&F) was added to the KT intervention at month 6. Documented use of OMs was determined through manual chart audit (n = 864) and electronically (n = 2599). Regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with OMs use across time and diagnoses. Following the addition of A&F to the KT intervention at month 6, there was a significant increase in the odds of OMs use across all time intervals (months 6–12, 12–18, 18–24)(Odds Ratio (OR) 5.9, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 4.1–8.5; OR 8.5, 95% CI 6.0–12.1; OR 10.8, 95% CI 7.6–15). There was also a significant increase in the odds of documenting OMs on individuals with neurological diagnoses (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.5–0.8). This KT intervention increased and sustained OMs use over 24-months. This intervention can be replicated to improve the evidence-based practices of physical therapists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AUDITING
HOSPITAL patients
REHABILITATION centers
PROFESSIONS
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
HEALTH outcome assessment
AUTOMATION
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DECISION making in clinical medicine
ELECTRONIC health records
DATA analysis software
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09593985
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Physiotherapy Theory & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160241604
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1898065