Table 1PICO characteristics of review question

Population

Adults and young people (16 years and over) admitted to hospital with a suspected or confirmed AME.

Strata:

Stroke

COPD

Elderly

Critical illness

Cardiac failure

Unselected/undefined.

Interventions

7 day services for enhanced therapy access.

Physiotherapists.

Occupational therapists.

Comparisons

Less than 7 day services (standard hours defined as 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday; anything above should be considered as enhanced, studies will define).

No in-hospital physiotherapist and/or occupational therapist.

Outcomes
  • Mortality (CRITICAL)
  • Quality of life (CRITICAL)
  • Length of stay (CRITICAL)
  • Discharge to normal place of residency (IMPORTANT)
  • Avoidable adverse events (CRITICAL)
  • Patient and/or carer satisfaction (CRITICAL)
  • Readmission up to 30 days (IMPORTANT)
  • Time to mobilisation (IMPORTANT)
  • Delayed transfers of care (IMPORTANT)
Study designSystematic reviews (SRs) of RCTs, RCTs, observational studies only to be included if no relevant SRs or RCTs are identified.

From: Chapter 31, Enhanced inpatient access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy

Cover of Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation
Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation.
NICE Guideline, No. 94.
National Guideline Centre (UK).
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