Table 3.

Best Practice Guideline Topics: Eligibility Criteria, Sources of Data, Response Rates

Topic Eligibility criteria	Sources of Data
	Chart Audit N	Patient Interview In Hospital – N, (% of chart audits)	Patient Telephone Interview at home N, % of 1st Interview
Asthma Adults with a previous diagnosis of asthma or are carrying a puffer.	Pre 80 Post 48 Decrease likely due to seasonal variations	Pre 31 38.8% Post 14, 29.2% Most seen in Emergency, few admitted to hospital	Pre 21, 67.7% Post 10, 71.4% 4 weeks after discharge
Breastfeeding Singleton infant, term pregnancy, no major abnormalities, not up for adoption, discharged home with mother	Pre 103 Post 89	Pre 75, 72.8% Post 80, 89.9%	Pre 51, 68.0% Post 61, 76.3% 8–9 weeks after birth
Delirium, Dementia Depression Include if ≥ 65 years	Pre 196 Post 187	N/A	N/A
Diabetes Foot Care Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes excluding women with gestational diabetes	Pre 98 Post 123	Pre 66, 67.3% Post 58, 47.2%	Pre 38, 57.6% Post 26, 44.8% 4 to 6 weeks after discharge
Smoking Cessation 18 years or older, daily or occasional smoker in mental health facility Excluded if major depression or psychiatric illness	Pre 116 Post 93	Pre 89, 76.7% Post 84, 90.3%	Pre 42, 47.2% Post 27, 32.1% 4 weeks after admission
Venous Leg ulcers New or recurrent, Exclude if arterial ulcer, vasculitis, under diabetic management	Pre 109 Post 52	N/A	N/A

Pre: Pre-implementation; Post: Post-implementation