| Evaluating the effect of the new incentive system for high-risk pressure ulcer patients on wound healing and cost-effectiveness: a cohort study. | |
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PMID: 19748617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new incentive system for pressure ulcer management, which focused on skilled nurse staffing in terms of rate of healing and medical costs. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A prospective cohort study included two types of groups: 39 institutions, which introduced the new incentive system, and 20 non-introduced groups (control). Sixty-seven patients suffering from severe pressure ulcers in the introduced group and 38 patients in the non-introduced group were included. Wound healing and medical costs were monitored weekly for three weeks by their skilled nurses in charge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Healing status and related medical costs. RESULTS: The introduced group showed significantly higher rate of healing compared with the control group at each weekly assessment. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the introduction of the new incentive system was independently associated with the faster healing rate (beta=3.44, P<.001). The budget impact analysis demonstrated that introducing this system could reduce cost of treating severe pressure ulcers by 1.776 billion yen per year. CONCLUSIONS: The new incentive system for the management of pressure ulcers, which focused on staffing with skilled nurses can improve healing rate with reduced medical cost. |
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Authors:
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Hiromi Sanada; Gojiro Nakagami; Yuko Mizokami; Yukiko Minami; Aya Yamamoto; Makoto Oe; Toshiko Kaitani; Shinji Iizaka |
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Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study Date: 2009-09-12 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of nursing studies Volume: 47 ISSN: 1873-491X ISO Abbreviation: Int J Nurs Stud Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-17 Completed Date: 2010-05-12 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400675 Medline TA: Int J Nurs Stud Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 279-86 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. hsanada-tky@umin.ac.jp |
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Aged Analysis of Variance Beds Clinical Protocols Cost of Illness Cost-Benefit Analysis Female Humans Japan / epidemiology Male National Health Programs / organization & administration* Nursing Staff, Hospital / organization & administration Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / organization & administration Pressure Ulcer / economics, etiology, prevention & control* Prevalence Program Evaluation Prospective Studies Regression Analysis Reimbursement, Incentive / organization & administration* Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Wound Healing* |
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