Table 1.
Quality indicators from baseline, implementation, and follow-up periods averaged across the 3 weeks from each period.
| Long-term care unit | QIa 1b, % (n/N) | QI 2c, % (n/N) | QI 3d, % (n/N) | QI 4e, % (n/N) | QI 5f, % (n/N) | |||
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Baseline | —g | 0 (0.00/31.67)h | 73 (2.67/3.67) | 9 (0.33/3.67) | 0 (0.00/3.67) | ||
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Tablet app | — | 100 (30.67/30.67) | 100 (3.00/3.00) | 100 (3.00/3.00) | 0 (0.00/0.00) | ||
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Tablet app (continued) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (29.67/29.67) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/0.00) | ||
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Follow-up | 0 (0.00/1.00) | 2 (0.67/30.67) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 67 (1.00/1.50) | ||
| Unit B |
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Baseline | 0 (0.00/1.50) | 9 (2.33/25.67) | 91 (3.33/3.67) | 0 (0.00/3.67) | 46 (1.67/3.67) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | — | 100 (18.00/18.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/1.00) | ||
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Tablet app | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (19.33/19.33) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/1.00) | ||
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Follow-up | — | 15 (3.33/22.00) | — | — | — | ||
| Unit C |
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Baseline | — | 0 (0.00/39.00) | 100 (8.00/8.00) | 4 (0.33/8.00) | 8 (0.67/8.00) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | — | 100 (39.00/39.00) | 100 (5.00/5.00) | 100 (5.00/5.00) | 0 (0.00/5.00) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil (continued) | — | 100 (38.33/38.33) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 0 (0.00/2.00) | ||
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Follow-up | — | 0 (0.00/39.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 0 (0.00/2.00) | ||
| Unit D |
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Baseline | 0 (0.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/38.33) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | — | 98 (38.33/39.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/1.00) | ||
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Tablet app | — | 100 (38.33/38.33) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 100 (1.50/1.50) | 0 (0.00/1.50) | ||
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Follow-up | — | 0 (0.00/39.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/1.00) | ||
| Unit E |
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Baseline | 0 (0.00/2.00) | 5 (4.67/90.00) | 93 (4.33/4.67) | 14 (0.67/4.67) | 0 (0.00/4.67) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | 0 (0.00/4.33) | 65 (58.33/90.00) | 100 (1.33/1.33) | 50 (0.67/1.33) | 100 (1.33/1.33) | ||
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Tablet app | 0 (0.00/3.50) | 10 (8.67/90.00) | — | — | — | ||
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Follow-up | 0 (0.00/2.00) | 8 (7.33/90.00) | — | — | — | ||
| Unit F |
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Baseline | — | 0 (0.00/30.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | 100 (2.00/2.00) | ||
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Tablet app | — | 100 (30.00/30.00) | 100 (4.00/4.00) | 100 (4.00/4.00) | 100 (4.00/4.00) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | — | 100 (30.00/30.00) | 100 (4.33/4.33) | 100 (4.33/4.33) | 100 (4.33/4.33) | ||
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Follow-up | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 4 (1.33/30.00) | 100 (1.67/1.67) | 100 (1.67/1.67) | 100 (1.67/1.67) | ||
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Baseline | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 0 (0.00/45.00) | 84 (9.00/10.67) | 0 (0.00/10.67) | 69 (7.33/10.67) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil | — | 51 (23.00/45.00) | 8 (0.67/8.33) | 4 (0.33/8.33) | 0 (0.00/8.33) | ||
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Paper-and-pencil (continued) | 100 (1.00/1.00) | 29 (13.00/45.00) | 0 (0.00/3.00) | 0 (0.00/3.00) | 0 (0.00/3.00) | ||
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Follow-up | — | 16 (7.33/45.00) | 30 (1.00/3.33) | 10 (0.33/3.33) | 10 (0.33/3.33) | ||
aQI: quality indicator.
bNumber and percentage of new residents assessed using the PACSLAC-II on admission averaged across the total number of weeks from each period.
cNumber and percentage of current residents assessed using the PACSLAC-II at least once per week averaged across the total number of weeks from each period.
dNumber and percentage of residents with moderate-to-severe pain with a treatment plan within 24 hours averaged across the total number of weeks from each period.
eNumber and percentage of residents with moderate-to-severe pain with a reassessment within 24 hours averaged across the total number of weeks from each period.
fNumber and percentage of residents with moderate-to-severe pain assessed for side effects within 24 hours averaged across the total number of weeks from each period.
gThe symbol "—" indicates that there were no new admissions or no residents with moderate-to-severe pain during for that period.
hThe n and N values in this table have decimals as they represent total numbers collected on a weekly basis averaged over a period of 3 weeks.