Effectiveness of the brass index in discharge planning by case management nurses

Authors

  • Concepción Cruzado Álvarez Hospital Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga
  • Javier Barón López Profesor/a de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Málaga
  • Lourdes Padilla Romero Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga
  • M. Victoria Requena Toro Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga
  • Esperanza Martín Salvador Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga.
  • Isabel Morales Gil Profesor/a de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Málaga
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.17.4.306111

Abstract

Classifying patients according to complexity and frailty during hospitalization allows efficient planning of the scope of care required by the patient at discharge. The aim of this study was to measure the screening validity of the Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score and its effectiveness in discharge planning.
Methods: We analyzed the variables hospital stay, destination at discharge, use of healthcare resources and mortality in 370 patients.
Results: Analysis of the relationship between mortality and the BRASS-Sp index with regard to gender and number of days of stay yielded a hazard ratio of 1.73 (95% CI 1.22-2.46; p=0.002) for male gender and 2.08 (95% CI 1.43-3.04; p<0.001) for the BRASS-Sp score. Patients who continued in case management in Primary Care had a mean BRASS-Sp of 20.97 (standard deviation 6.11), while in the other patients the mean was 19.35 (standard deviation 5.60), p=0.02.
Conclusions: The BRASS-Sp proved easy-to-use with verified content validity that is effective for screening hospitalized patients by case management nurses

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Published
09-10-2018
How to Cite
[1]
Cruzado Álvarez, C. et al. 2018. Effectiveness of the brass index in discharge planning by case management nurses. Global Nursing. 17, 4 (Oct. 2018), 487–511. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.17.4.306111.
Issue
Vol. 17 No. 4 (2018): #52-Octubre
Section
ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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