Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care

University of Toronto400 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Computers, Handheld Outcomes Assessment, Patient

Interventions

handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)DEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week * Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.) Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (3)

Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

St. Joseph's Health Center

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

nursing communication and coordination

patient functional status

patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue)

patient therapeutic self care

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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