Marta Michas
A5008156055- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
University of Alberta
2018-2022
BackgroundAcute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are associated with high morbidity and mortality frequent readmissions.Research QuestionWhat is the effectiveness a transition bundle, without care coordinator, on rehospitalizations ED revisits?Study Design MethodsTwo patient cohorts were selected: (1) group exposed to bundle (2) not (usual group). Patients subsequently randomized coordinator. An AECOPD was implemented in hospital; patients coordinator contacted ≤ 72 h after discharge. Six...
Introduction Hospital and emergency department discharge for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often poorly organised. We developed a patient-centred, evidence-based consensus-based care bundle acute exacerbations of COPD. Methods A purposeful sample clinicians were invited to participate in two-round Delphi study (July–November 2015). In round 1, participants rated on seven-point Likert scale (1=not at all important; 7=extremely important) the importance 29...
Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes mortality and morbidity in high-income countries. In addition to high costs initial hospitalization, COPD patients frequently return emergency department (ED) are readmitted hospital within 30 days discharge. A acute care discharge bundle focused on optimizing for with an exacerbation has been shown reduce ED revisits readmissions. The aim this study was explore understand factors influencing...