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Hospital Discharge: Results From an Italian Multicenter Prospective Study Using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score.
- Source :
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International Journal of Nursing Knowledge . Feb2014, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p14-21. 8p. 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- PURPOSE: To analyze the predictive validity and reliability of the Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score (BRASS) Index in a large group of patients. METHODS: Prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in six Italian hospitals. Data were collected in three phases. FINDINGS: Seven hundred eleven patients were recruited. The mean length of hospitalization for low-risk patients was significantly shorter than those in the medium and high-risk groups. Patients with a BRASS Index lower than 10, unlike those with a higher BRASS Index, were mainly discharged home. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that the BRASS Index is useful to identify patients at risk for prolonged hospitalization. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The use of a validated BRASS instrument can be useful to screen the patients, improving individual discharge planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ANALYSIS of variance
*CHI-squared test
*STATISTICAL correlation
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*LONGITUDINAL method
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH
*RISK assessment
*STATISTICAL sampling
*STATISTICS
*DISCHARGE planning
*PREDICTIVE validity
*RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20473087
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94673476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12016