Publications by authors named "Ciara Harris"
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- The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of front-door discharge decision tools in predicting mortality rates for patients.
- Researchers analyzed data from three databases, including studies that tested various prediction tools linked to patient discharge and their correlation with mortality or readmission rates.
- Results showed that while low-risk patients had lower mortality rates (0-1.7%), they experienced higher readmission rates (0-8%) compared to those who were admitted or classified as control.
Background: Staff sickness absenteeism and presenteeism (attending work while unwell) incur high costs to the NHS, are associated with adverse patient outcomes and have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The main causes are mental and musculoskeletal ill health with cardiovascular risk factors common.
Objectives: To undertake a feasibility study to inform the design of a definitive randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a health screening clinic in reducing absenteeism and presenteeism amongst the National Health Service staff.
Background: Hospital at home (HaH) replicates elements of hospital-based care in the community, to facilitate the safe management of a broad spectrum of acute illness in the patient's usual environment. The extent to which this model of care has been adopted in the United Kingdom is unknown.
Methods: The Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit is a day of care survey undertaken annually within the United Kingdom.
Background: Alternatives to acute hospital admission are required to accommodate the increasing pressures on health services. Since physiotherapists and occupational therapists are integral to inpatient teams, they may also be integral to admission replacement services, and thus their roles in these services merit investigation.
Aims: Primarily to determine the presence and roles of physiotherapists and occupational therapists in services replacing acute hospital admission.
Background: The demography of Botswana is rapidly changing. Successes in tackling communicable diseases and economic development increased life expectancy from 53.7 years in 2006 to 66.
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