Respiratory tract diseases: Asthma Respiratory Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
1. Provision of discharge planning by respiratory liaison nurse
2. Standard care
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment at 1 month and 12 months after discharge of symptom free days, quality of life, re-admission and emergency attendances, attitudes and beliefs about asthma, self care and satisfaction with hospital care. There will also be a telephone follow up assessing morbidity at 6 months. GP satisfaction with the information provided through discharge planning and its use in GP follow up is also assessed. Clinical outcomes, morbidity and patient resource use are used to estimate the cost effectiveness of discharge planning. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed