From: Older Persons’ Transitions in Care (OPTIC): a study protocol
Variable / Instrument | Source of data | Data type | Purpose | Unit of analysis | Collection phase |
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Individual Level Data | Â | ||||
Semi Structured Interviews (Resident/family), and focus groups (providers) | Resident/family, healthcare providers, managers/ administrators in NH, EMS, ED | Qualitative | Identify perspectives on transitions and key indicators for initial development of OPTICS | Settings, residents, healthcare provider groups | Phase 1 |
Transition Tracking Tool (T3) | NH, EMS, ED | Mixed case specific | Obtain case-related data to track processes and events in transition | Individual | Phase 2 |
Reason for transfer, timing, communication, results of transfer, disposition, priority, CTAS, etc. | |||||
Perceptions of the transition process | Health care providers (nurses, paramedics) | Brief Survey | To obtain perspectives on need for the transition and quality of information sharing | Individual | Phase 2 |
Older Persons Transitions in Care Success (OPTICS) | Residents and their Family Caregivers | Mixed | Evaluate care transitions | Individual | Phase 2 |
Facility Level Data | Â | ||||
MDS-RAI 2.0 RUGS & CHESS | BC: Interior Health Region | Administrative | To adjust for case mix by NH | Facility | Phase 2 |
AB: Individual Nursing Homes | |||||
Demographic Profile Form | Facility and setting Managers in NH, EMS, ED | Semi Structured Interviews / Surveys | Constructing independent variable | Facility | Phase 2 |
OPTIC Survey Data | Health Care Aides in nursing homes | CAPI (computer assisted personal interviews) | To obtain a measure of context, and workforce characteristics such as job satisfaction, burnout etc. | Aggregated scores at Unit level | Phase 2 |
(Organizational context, burnout, job satisfaction, etc.) |