Journal article
CHERISH (collaboration for hospitalised elders reducing the impact of stays in hospital): Protocol for a multi-site improvement program to reduce geriatric syndromes in older inpatients
AM Mudge, MD Banks, AG Barnett, I Blackberry, N Graves, T Green, G Harvey, RE Hubbard, SK Inouye, S Kurrle, K Lim, P McRae, NM Peel, J Suna, AM Young
BMC Geriatrics | BMC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Older inpatients are at risk of hospital-associated geriatric syndromes including delirium, functional decline, incontinence, falls and pressure injuries. These contribute to longer hospital stays, loss of independence, and death. Effective interventions to reduce geriatric syndromes remain poorly implemented due to their complexity, and require an organised approach to change care practices and systems. Eat Walk Engage is a complex multi-component intervention with structured implementation, which has shown reduced geriatric syndromes and length of stay in pilot studies at one hospital. This study will test effectiveness of implementing Eat Walk Engage using a multi-site cluster..
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Awarded by National Institute on Aging
Funding Acknowledgements
The study is funded by a Queensland Accelerate Partnership Grant, with contributions from the Queensland Government, Queensland University of Technology, and the Metro North, Sunshine Coast, and Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital and Health Services. Funders do not have any input into study design or analysis. Dr Mudge is supported by a Queensland Health and Medical Research Fellowship. Dr Inouye holds the Milton and Shirley F Levy Family Chair and time for this project was supported by Grant K07AG041835 from the U.S. National Institute on Aging.