Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics.
<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of Computerised Clinical Decision Support (CCDS) for paramedics attending older people who fall.<h4>Design</h4>Cluster trial randomised by paramedic; modelling.<h4>Setting</h4>13 ambulance...
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oai:doaj.org-article:18a6e92ae709428785cd80c849c551912021-11-25T06:00:54ZSupport and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0106436https://doaj.org/article/18a6e92ae709428785cd80c849c551912014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106436https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of Computerised Clinical Decision Support (CCDS) for paramedics attending older people who fall.<h4>Design</h4>Cluster trial randomised by paramedic; modelling.<h4>Setting</h4>13 ambulance stations in two UK emergency ambulance services.<h4>Participants</h4>42 of 409 eligible paramedics, who attended 779 older patients for a reported fall.<h4>Interventions</h4>Intervention paramedics received CCDS on Tablet computers to guide patient care. Control paramedics provided care as usual. One service had already installed electronic data capture.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Effectiveness: patients referred to falls service, patient reported quality of life and satisfaction, processes of care.<h4>Safety</h4>Further emergency contacts or death within one month.<h4>Cost-effectiveness</h4>Costs and quality of life. We used findings from published Community Falls Prevention Trial to model cost-effectiveness.<h4>Results</h4>17 intervention paramedics used CCDS for 54 (12.4%) of 436 participants. They referred 42 (9.6%) to falls services, compared with 17 (5.0%) of 343 participants seen by 19 control paramedics [Odds ratio (OR) 2.04, 95% CI 1.12 to 3.72]. No adverse events were related to the intervention. Non-significant differences between groups included: subsequent emergency contacts (34.6% versus 29.1%; OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.72); quality of life (mean SF12 differences: MCS -0.74, 95% CI -2.83 to +1.28; PCS -0.13, 95% CI -1.65 to +1.39) and non-conveyance (42.0% versus 36.7%; OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.52). However ambulance job cycle time was 8.9 minutes longer for intervention patients (95% CI 2.3 to 15.3). Average net cost of implementing CCDS was £208 per patient with existing electronic data capture, and £308 without. Modelling estimated cost per quality-adjusted life-year at £15,000 with existing electronic data capture; and £22,200 without.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Intervention paramedics referred twice as many participants to falls services with no difference in safety. CCDS is potentially cost-effective, especially with existing electronic data capture.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ISRCTN Register ISRCTN10538608.Helen Anne SnooksBen CarterJeremy DaleTheresa FosterIoan HumphreysPhilippa Anne LoganRonan Anthony LyonsSuzanne Margaret MasonCeri James PhillipsAntonio SanchezMushtaq WaniAlan WatkinsBridget Elizabeth WellsRichard WhitfieldIan Trevor RussellPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e106436 (2014) |
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<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of Computerised Clinical Decision Support (CCDS) for paramedics attending older people who fall.<h4>Design</h4>Cluster trial randomised by paramedic; modelling.<h4>Setting</h4>13 ambulance stations in two UK emergency ambulance services.<h4>Participants</h4>42 of 409 eligible paramedics, who attended 779 older patients for a reported fall.<h4>Interventions</h4>Intervention paramedics received CCDS on Tablet computers to guide patient care. Control paramedics provided care as usual. One service had already installed electronic data capture.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Effectiveness: patients referred to falls service, patient reported quality of life and satisfaction, processes of care.<h4>Safety</h4>Further emergency contacts or death within one month.<h4>Cost-effectiveness</h4>Costs and quality of life. We used findings from published Community Falls Prevention Trial to model cost-effectiveness.<h4>Results</h4>17 intervention paramedics used CCDS for 54 (12.4%) of 436 participants. They referred 42 (9.6%) to falls services, compared with 17 (5.0%) of 343 participants seen by 19 control paramedics [Odds ratio (OR) 2.04, 95% CI 1.12 to 3.72]. No adverse events were related to the intervention. Non-significant differences between groups included: subsequent emergency contacts (34.6% versus 29.1%; OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.72); quality of life (mean SF12 differences: MCS -0.74, 95% CI -2.83 to +1.28; PCS -0.13, 95% CI -1.65 to +1.39) and non-conveyance (42.0% versus 36.7%; OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.52). However ambulance job cycle time was 8.9 minutes longer for intervention patients (95% CI 2.3 to 15.3). Average net cost of implementing CCDS was £208 per patient with existing electronic data capture, and £308 without. Modelling estimated cost per quality-adjusted life-year at £15,000 with existing electronic data capture; and £22,200 without.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Intervention paramedics referred twice as many participants to falls services with no difference in safety. CCDS is potentially cost-effective, especially with existing electronic data capture.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ISRCTN Register ISRCTN10538608. |
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Helen Anne Snooks Ben Carter Jeremy Dale Theresa Foster Ioan Humphreys Philippa Anne Logan Ronan Anthony Lyons Suzanne Margaret Mason Ceri James Phillips Antonio Sanchez Mushtaq Wani Alan Watkins Bridget Elizabeth Wells Richard Whitfield Ian Trevor Russell |
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Helen Anne Snooks Ben Carter Jeremy Dale Theresa Foster Ioan Humphreys Philippa Anne Logan Ronan Anthony Lyons Suzanne Margaret Mason Ceri James Phillips Antonio Sanchez Mushtaq Wani Alan Watkins Bridget Elizabeth Wells Richard Whitfield Ian Trevor Russell |
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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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support and assessment for fall emergency referrals (safer 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. |
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