Stage 4: Sustaining improvement

Ashmore, Stephen; Ruthven, Tracy; Hazelwood, Louise

doi:10.4324/9781003155393-5

“…Sustaining improvements is also crucial: This stage involves monitoring the quality improvement plan, performance indicators, dissemination and celebrating success, and reauditing. The audit cycle is a continuous process that involves two data collections and a comparison of that data after the change has been implemented after the first data collection to determine whether the desired improvements have been achieved (Figure 2) [50].…”

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Clinical Measurement as a Resource for Evidence-Based Practice in Physiotherapy

Isah Abdu,

Hussaini Maikarfe,

Bukar Gambo

et al. 2023

Physical Therapy - Towards Evidence-Based Practice

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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the cornerstone of the twenty-first century. It is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes making decisions based on the best available evidence, combined with clinical expertise and patient values. The main goal of every healthcare professional is to have credible and reliable justification for the treatment of an individual patient. Scientific evidence should be used to influence practice in physiotherapy. The need to measure outcomes in physiotherapy practice is undisputed with the growing pressure on physiotherapy to embrace evidence-based practice. An outcome measure gives baseline data before giving any intervention, and initial outcomes may assist in establishing the path of therapy intervention. To evaluate and enhance patient care, uphold professional standards, and “do the right thing,” clinical audit is crucial.

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“…Validity in this study was not overly complex, with a non-randomised sample including all women birthing over the course of one year. To promote internal validity, the data collection tool was tested on a small number of files on the first day of data collection, with a process of review and amendment before formally starting data collection (Ashmore, Ruthven, & Hazelwood, 2011c). For example, maternal smoking was not originally a variable but was identified as a necessity.…”

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Management of Prelabour Rupture of Membranes at Term, at Northland District Health Board.

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<p>Background Prelabour rupture of membranes at term (PROM) is a subject of interest to women and maternity care providers alike. Management of PROM varies internationally, and regionally within New Zealand, despite the presence of interprofessional consensus statements. Northland District Health Board (NDHB) policy differs from most maternity care facilities by enabling expectant management of labour for women at low risk of transmission of Group β Streptococcus to their baby to extend to 96 hours from time of rupture of membranes. This study aimed to explore whether the NDHB policy was applied in practice and safely served the needs of women and babies in this DHB. Methods A retrospective quantitative clinical notes review was conducted of files in a one-year sample. The clinical notes of 123 women who had duration from ROM to birth at term of 18 hours or more were reviewed. Statistical comparisons using percentages, means and odds-ratios were made to a one-year sample of all other births at term at NDHB facilities, and with birth data from the New Zealand College of Midwives Clinical Outcomes Research Database (COMCORD). Findings Variables including demographic data, antenatal and intrapartum care given, time factors and outcomes themselves were reviewed. Few variables impacted outcomes within the PROM sample, though use of intravenous oxytocin was associated with increased epidural use and increased incidence of instrumental birth. Wāhine Māori had an increased incidence of vaginal births but some variables and outcomes highlighted inequities, including reduced antenatal screening, a higher incidence of maternal smoking, severe postpartum haemorrhage, and admission to Special Care Baby Units. Duration splits at 48 and 96 hours were applied to identify whether time increased risks for women or babies, but duration did not appear to be a factor which increased risk. The phenomenon of PROM itself increased risk for women and babies, increasing rates of labour induction, augmentation, epidural use, operative births, postpartum haemorrhage, admission to Special Care Baby Units and decreased exclusive breastfeeding at discharge. Conclusions The NDHB PROM policy appeared to be applied consistently and did not appear to increase risk for women and babies. Risks were increased for all women with PROM, with some inequitable outcomes for wahine Māori and pēpi. This research provides a comparison which is informative for clinical practice, education, and future research, and supports women’s involvement in decision-making.</p>

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Management of Prelabour Rupture of Membranes at Term, at Northland District Health Board.

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<p>Background Prelabour rupture of membranes at term (PROM) is a subject of interest to women and maternity care providers alike. Management of PROM varies internationally, and regionally within New Zealand, despite the presence of interprofessional consensus statements. Northland District Health Board (NDHB) policy differs from most maternity care facilities by enabling expectant management of labour for women at low risk of transmission of Group β Streptococcus to their baby to extend to 96 hours from time of rupture of membranes. This study aimed to explore whether the NDHB policy was applied in practice and safely served the needs of women and babies in this DHB. Methods A retrospective quantitative clinical notes review was conducted of files in a one-year sample. The clinical notes of 123 women who had duration from ROM to birth at term of 18 hours or more were reviewed. Statistical comparisons using percentages, means and odds-ratios were made to a one-year sample of all other births at term at NDHB facilities, and with birth data from the New Zealand College of Midwives Clinical Outcomes Research Database (COMCORD). Findings Variables including demographic data, antenatal and intrapartum care given, time factors and outcomes themselves were reviewed. Few variables impacted outcomes within the PROM sample, though use of intravenous oxytocin was associated with increased epidural use and increased incidence of instrumental birth. Wāhine Māori had an increased incidence of vaginal births but some variables and outcomes highlighted inequities, including reduced antenatal screening, a higher incidence of maternal smoking, severe postpartum haemorrhage, and admission to Special Care Baby Units. Duration splits at 48 and 96 hours were applied to identify whether time increased risks for women or babies, but duration did not appear to be a factor which increased risk. The phenomenon of PROM itself increased risk for women and babies, increasing rates of labour induction, augmentation, epidural use, operative births, postpartum haemorrhage, admission to Special Care Baby Units and decreased exclusive breastfeeding at discharge. Conclusions The NDHB PROM policy appeared to be applied consistently and did not appear to increase risk for women and babies. Risks were increased for all women with PROM, with some inequitable outcomes for wahine Māori and pēpi. This research provides a comparison which is informative for clinical practice, education, and future research, and supports women’s involvement in decision-making.</p>

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Stage 4: Sustaining improvement

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Clinical Measurement as a Resource for Evidence-Based Practice in Physiotherapy

Clinical Measurement as a Resource for Evidence-Based Practice in Physiotherapy

Management of Prelabour Rupture of Membranes at Term, at Northland District Health Board.

Management of Prelabour Rupture of Membranes at Term, at Northland District Health Board.

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