Publications by authors named "Caellagh D Catley"
Importance: Hospital wards are often not conducive to patient sleep, negatively affecting patient health and experience.
Objectives: To assess determinants of in-hospital restfulness and to design and test rest-promoting interventions on the wards in partnership with clinicians, staff, and patients.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This rapid-sequential mixed-methods quality improvement study was performed at a large urban academic hospital in St Louis, Missouri, from May 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, with follow-up through hospitalization.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates whether patients with high anxiety (PROMIS scores >95th percentile) undergo elective hand surgery at different rates compared to patients with lower anxiety levels, while also assessing how surgeons document these patients' emotional states and report postoperative complications.
- - Using data from adult patients seeking hand care between 2019 and 2020, the research categorized patients based on anxiety levels and compared surgical outcomes between high anxiety burden (HAB) patients and matched controls, finding significant differences in surgery rates and complications.
- - Results show that while both groups were offered surgery at similar rates, HAB patients were less likely to proceed with surgery and experienced more complications, suggesting that surgeons may often overlook the emotional well-being of high anxiety patients in