Development of a minimum dataset for subacute rehabilitation: a three-round e-Delphi consensus study
Katrina Campbell,
Theresa Green,
Tony Williams,
Kellie Stockton,
Cate Cameron,
Nadine Foster,
Merrilyn Banks,
Susan Turner,
Hannah Chung,
Kent Druery,
Julia Druery,
Sarah J Wallace,
Adrienne M Young,
Alicia Chaplain,
Joshua R Lowe,
Kana Appadurai,
Penni Burfein,
Pauline Burge,
Haylee Kajewski,
Jasmine Kellaway,
Jordan McCamley,
Scott Parkinson,
Alana Paviour,
Ingrid Rosbergen-Wildemors,
Donna Ryan,
Sonia Sam,
Kylie Short,
Ben Hackwood
Affiliations
Katrina Campbell
Theresa Green
1 School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
Tony Williams
consultant occupational physician
Kellie Stockton
8Australian Centre for Children`s Burns and Trauma Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cate Cameron
Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nadine Foster
Merrilyn Banks
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal Brisbane & Women`s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Susan Turner
Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Hannah Chung
associate research methodologist
Kent Druery
Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Julia Druery
Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Sarah J Wallace
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Education and Research Alliance, The University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Adrienne M Young
Allied Health Professions, Royal Brisbane and Women`s Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Alicia Chaplain
Allied Health Professions, Royal Brisbane and Women`s Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Joshua R Lowe
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Objectives To develop a minimum dataset to be routinely collected across a heterogenous population within a subacute rehabilitation service to guide best care and outcomes for patients, and value for the health service.Design Three-round e-Delphi exercise, followed by consensus meetings.Setting Multicentre study in Brisbane, Australia.Participants Rehabilitation decision-makers, researchers and clinicians were invited to participate in the e-Delphi exercise. A multidisciplinary project steering committee (rehabilitation decision makers, researchers, clinicians and consumers) participated in consensus meetings.Methods In round 1 of the e-Delphi, participants responded to an open-ended question, generating data and outcomes that should be routinely collected in rehabilitation. In rounds 2 and 3, participants rated the importance of collecting each item on a nine-point scale. Consensus was defined a priori, as items rated as ‘essential’ by at least 70%, and of ‘limited importance’ by less than 15%, of respondents. Consensus meetings were held to further refine and define the dataset for implementation.Results In total, 38 participants completed round 1 of the e-Delphi. Qualitative content analysis of their responses generated 1072 codes, which were condensed into 39 categories and 209 subcategories. Following two rounds of rating (round 2: n=32 participants; round 3: n=28 participants), consensus was reached for 124 items. Four consensus meetings (n=14 participants) resulted in the final dataset which included 42 items across six domains: (1) patient demographics, (2) premorbid health and psychosocial information, (3) admission information, (4) service delivery and interventions, (5) outcomes and (6) caregiver information and outcomes.Conclusions We identified 42 items that reflect the values and experiences of rehabilitation stakeholders. Items unique to this dataset include caregiver information and outcomes, and detailed service delivery and intervention data. Future research will establish the feasibility of collection in practice.
