The impact of a bundle to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in a cohort of nonventilated patients on enteral nutrition

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-102
Author(s):  
Michelli Cristina Silva de Assis ◽  
Andreia Barcellos Teixeira Macedo ◽  
Célia Mariana Barbosa de Souza Martins ◽  
Loriane Rita Konkewicz ◽  
Luciana Verçoza Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Tube Feeding ◽  
Enteral Tube Feeding ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Bundle Compliance ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe conducted a quasi-experimental study to evaluate a bundle to prevent nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in patients on enteral tube feeding. After the intervention, there was an increase in bundle compliance from 55.9% to 70.5% (P < .01) and a significant decrease (34%) in overall NV-HAP rates from 5.71 to 3.77 of 1,000 admissions.

scholarly journals Protocol for a quasi-experimental study examining the effect of a ball skills intervention on four domains of preschooler development

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Wu ◽  
Wichai Eungpinichpong ◽  
Hui Ruan ◽  
Xinding Zhang ◽  
Sansan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ball Skills

Abstract Background: Preschooler inactivity and insufficient motor development have serious long-term consequences. The Chinese Ministry of Education launched a nationwide football-focused pilot project aimed at kindergartens in 2019 and issued the policy “Notice on the Establishment of National Football Kindergartens” in 2020. However, the impact of fundamental movement skills (FMS) interventions on other aspects of child development is unclear. Aim: This study will evaluate the effects of ball skills physical education projects on the development of Chinese preschoolers’ physical, motor, cognitive, and social competencies and examine the influencing factors. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study evaluating how well the “Hello Sunshine” curriculum project promotes children’s development over 10 weeks. The trial will be conducted from September 2021 to November 2021 in 12 classes from 3 kindergartens with a total of 249 children aged 4 to 6 years in Haikou, China. Pre- and posttest analyses will include tests on participants’ physical fitness, FMS, cognitive self-regulation, and emotional competence. Participants’ background information will be collected through questionnaires answered by parents and teachers. The intervention will focus on game-based basic ball skills. Findings: If this intervention provides evidence that these skills improve children’s multidimensional development, it will support the promotion of similar programs in China. We will also outline the social-ecological factors affecting the intervention’s results, providing further information for improving pedagogical methods related to preschool ball skills.

scholarly journals TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF UNILATERAL BREAST MASSAGE ON MILK VOLUME AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS - A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 731-734
Author(s):  
Santhosh Kumar Kraleti . ◽  
Swapna Lingaldinna . ◽  
Sravani Kalvala . ◽  
Sadiqua Anjum . ◽  
Himabindu Singh .
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Milk Volume ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Primary Health Care on Tuberculosis: A Quasi-Experimental Study Based on a Nationwide Cohort of 7.3 Million Brazilians

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela dos Santos de Jesus ◽  
Julia Moreira Pescarini ◽  
Andréa Silva ◽  
Ana Wieczorek Torrens ◽  
Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Analysis of the Perception of Students about Biometric Identification

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez ◽  
Iván García-Magariño ◽  
Sonia J. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Biometric Identification ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Biometric Authentication ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Currently, there is a demand within distance education of control mechanisms for verifying the identity of students when conducting activities within virtual classrooms. Biometric authentication is one of the tools to meet this demand and prevent fraud. In this line of research, the present work is aimed at analyzing the perceptions of a group of distance students on the impact on the teaching-learning process of a technology of biometric authentication called Smowl. To meet this objective the authors design a quasi-experimental study with two groups of 50 students, one using Smowl technology and the other not. The results show a comparison of the perceptions of both groups, finding that students who have used Smowl are more favorable towards the use of such tools, except in matters relating to the impact on academic performance and ethical aspects of its use, in which no significant differences were found.

A quasi-experimental study of the impact of school start time changes on adolescent sleep

Sleep Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 437-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Owens ◽  
Tracy Dearth-Wesley ◽  
Allison N. Herman ◽  
J. Michael Oakes ◽  
Robert C. Whitaker
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Start Time ◽  
Adolescent Sleep ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Gram-Negative Rod Bacteremia: a Quasi-experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Anne Hogan ◽  
Bertrand Ebunji ◽  
Nancy Watz ◽  
Kristopher Kapphahn ◽  
Joseph Rigdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Oral Antibiotic ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Clinical justification for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in Gram-negative rod (GNR) bacteremia is compelling; however, evidence supporting its value is sparse. We investigated the impact of rapid AST on clinical and antimicrobial stewardship outcomes in real-world practice. We performed a before-and-after quasi-experimental study from February 2018 to July 2019 at a tertiary hospital of the 24-h/day, 7-day/week implementation of the direct Vitek 2 AST method from positive blood culture broth for GNR bacteremia with electronic isolate-specific de-escalation comments and daytime antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) intervention. The primary outcome was time to appropriate antibiotic escalation or de-escalation, and secondary outcomes included time to oral antibiotic stepdown, hospital length of stay (LOS), all-cause 30-day mortality, 7-day incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), and 30-day incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). A total of 671 GNR isolates were included from 643 adult patients. Among patients for whom antibiotic change occurred after rapid AST result, rapid AST was associated with a trend in decreased time to escalation or de-escalation (hazard ratio, 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99 to 1.51; P = 0.06), with median times of 52.3 versus 42.2 h. Secondary outcomes were similar in both groups and include median time to oral antibiotic stepdown, LOS, all-cause mortality, and incidence of AKI and CDI. Rapid AST led to improved stewardship measures but did not impact clinical patient outcomes. These results highlight that multiple variables in addition to the timing of the AST result contribute to clinical outcome and that further intervention may be required to clinically justify rapid AST implementation.

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