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Computerized decisi...
Computerized decision support system in nursing homes
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- Fossum, Mariann, 1970- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin
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- Ehrenberg, Anna, Professor (thesis advisor)
- Högskolan Dalarna, Falun, Sweden
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- Ehnfors, Margareta, Professor (thesis advisor)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin
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- Forsberg, Anna, Professor (opponent)
- Avdelningen för omvårdnad, Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet
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- ISBN 9789176688571
- Örebro : Örebro universitet, 2012
- English 95 s.
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Series: Örebro Studies in Care Sciences, 1652-1153 ; 36
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Abstract
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- The overall aim of this thesis was to study the thinking strategies and clinical reasoning processes of registered nurses (RNs) and to implement and test a computerized decision support system (CDSS) integrated into the electronic health care record (EHR) to improve patient outcomes, i.e. to prevent pressure ulcers (PUs) and malnutrition among residents in nursing homes. A think-aloud (TA) study with a purposeful sample of RNs (n=30) was conducted to explore their thinking strategies and clinical reasoning (Paper I). A quasi-experimental study with a convenience sample of residents (at baseline, n=491 and at follow-up, n=480) from nursing homes (n=15) allocated into two intervention groups and one control group was carried out in 2007 and 2009 (Paper II). In Paper III residents’ records were reviewed with three instruments. Nursing personnel (n=25) from four nursing homes that had used the CDSS for eight months were interviewed and the CDSS was tested by nursing personnel (n=5) in two usability evaluations (Paper IV).The results showed that the RNs used a variety of thinking strategies and a lack of systematic risk assessment was identified (Paper I). The proportion of malnourished residents decreased significantly in one of the intervention groups after implementing the CDSS, however there were no differences between the groups (Paper II). The CDSS resulted in more complete and comprehensive documentation of PUs and malnutrition (Paper III). The nursing personnel considered ease of use, usefulness and a supportive work environment as the main facilitators of CDSS use in nursing homes. Barriers were lack of training, resistance to using computers and limited integration of the CDSS within the EHR system (Paper IV). In conclusion, the findings support integrating CDSSs into the EHR in nursing homes to support the nursing personnel.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Information Systems (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Computerized decision support
- intervention study
- malnutrition
- nursing documentation
- pressure ulcer
- qualitative content analysis
- think-aloud interviews
- usability evaluation
- Vårdvetenskap
- Nursing Science
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- vet (subject category)
- dok (subject category)
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