2021
Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisPsychomotor AgitationQuality ImprovementRestraint, PhysicalConceptsResponse team interventionPhysical restraint useInterrupted time series analysisRestraint useEmergency departmentTeam interventionRates of physical restraint useTeam-based interventionAdministrative supportQuality improvement studyResponse teamBehavioral health systemManagement of agitated patientsInterprofessional collaborationRestraint ordersExcessive psychomotor activityRestraint ratesHealth systemED visitsImprovement studyPhysical restraintCompare trendsPrimary outcomeTime series analysisAgitated patients
2020
D‐CARE: The Dementia Care Study: Design of a Pragmatic Trial of the Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Health System–Based Versus Community‐Based Dementia Care Versus Usual Dementia Care
Reuben DB, Gill TM, Stevens A, Williamson J, Volpi E, Lichtenstein M, Jennings LA, Tan Z, Evertson L, Bass D, Weitzman L, Carnie M, Wilson N, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Meng C, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Liu J, Unger E, Yang M, Currie K, Lenoir KM, Green A, Abraham S, Vernon A, Samper‐Ternent R, Raji M, Hirst RM, Galloway R, Finney GR, Ladd I, Rahm AK, Borek P, Peduzzi P. D‐CARE: The Dementia Care Study: Design of a Pragmatic Trial of the Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Health System–Based Versus Community‐Based Dementia Care Versus Usual Dementia Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 2492-2499. PMID: 32949145, PMCID: PMC8086629, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based dementia careUsual careClinical trial sitesDementia careHealth systemCaregiver unmet needsNursing home placement ratesClinical health systemsDementia care specialistsUnit of randomizationQuality of lifeCost effectivenessDementia Care StudyPrimary outcomeClinical benefitSuperiority trialFunctional statusPragmatic trialCaregiver dyadsCare specialistsComprehensive careCaregiver distressCare studiesMedicare claimsNurse practitioners