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Hospital Discharge: Results From an Italian Multicenter Prospective Study Using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score.
- Source :
- 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
RESEARCH evaluation
RISK assessment
STATISTICAL sampling
STATISTICS
DISCHARGE planning
PREDICTIVE validity
RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20473087
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94673476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12016