From QASC to QASCIP : Successful Australian translational scale-up and spread of a proven intervention in acute stroke using a prospective pretest/post-test study design
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Middleton, Sandy, Lydtin, Anna, Comerford, Daniel, Cadilhac, Dominique A., McElduff, Patrick, Dale, Simeon, Hill, Kelvin, Longworth, Mark, Ward, Jeanette, Cheung, N. Wah and D'Este, Cate. (2016). From QASC to QASCIP : Successful Australian translational scale-up and spread of a proven intervention in acute stroke using a prospective pretest/post-test study design. BMJ Open. 6(5), p. Article e011568. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011568
Authors | Middleton, Sandy, Lydtin, Anna, Comerford, Daniel, Cadilhac, Dominique A., McElduff, Patrick, Dale, Simeon, Hill, Kelvin, Longworth, Mark, Ward, Jeanette, Cheung, N. Wah and D'Este, Cate |
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Abstract | Objectives To embed an evidence-based intervention to manage FEver, hyperglycaemia (Sugar) and Swallowing (the FeSS protocols) in stroke, previously demonstrated in the Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) trial to decrease 90-day death and dependency, into all stroke services in New South Wales (NSW), Australia's most populous state. Design Pre-test/post-test prospective study. Setting 36 NSW stroke services. Methods Our clinical translational initiative, the QASC Implementation Project (QASCIP), targeted stroke services to embed 3 nurse-led clinical protocols (the FeSS protocols) into routine practice. Clinical champions attended a 1-day multidisciplinary training workshop and received standardised educational resources and ongoing support. Using the National Stroke Foundation audit collection tool and processes, patient data from retrospective medical record self-reported audits for 40 consecutive patients with stroke per site pre-QASCIP (1 July 2012 to 31 December 2012) were compared with prospective self-reported data from 40 consecutive patients with stroke per site post-QASCIP (1 November 2013 to 28 February 2014). Inter-rater reliability was substantial for 10 of 12 variables. Primary outcome measures Proportion of patients receiving care according to the FeSS protocols pre-QASCIP to post-QASCIP. Results All 36 (100%) NSW stroke services participated, nominating 100 site champions who attended our educational workshops. The time from start of intervention to completion of post-QASCIP data collection was 8 months. All (n=36, 100%) sites provided medical record audit data for 2144 patients (n=1062 pre-QASCIP; n=1082 post-QASCIP). Pre-QASCIP to post-QASCIP, proportions of patients receiving the 3 targeted clinical behaviours increased significantly: management of fever (pre: 69%; post: 78%; p=0.003), hyperglycaemia (pre: 23%; post: 34%; p=0.0085) and swallowing (pre: 42%; post: 51%; p=0.033). Conclusions We obtained unprecedented statewide scale-up and spread to all NSW stroke services of a nurse-led intervention previously proven to improve long-term patient outcomes. As clinical leaders search for strategies to improve quality of care, our initiative is replicable and feasible in other acute care settings. |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
Journal citation | 6 (5), p. Article e011568 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
ISSN | 2044-6055 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011568 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84971320499 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-13 |
Research Group | Nursing Research Institute |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 May 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Mar 2016 |
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