In addition to receiving confirmation that the Dr Foster Unit’s patient safety work will continue within the Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, work continues on the Global Comparators project, led by DFI, which involves 30 leading hospitals in five countries sharing data and outcomes for mutual learning and improvement. In February this year, Rene Gaudoin joined as research associate to continue work on the three-year NIHR-funded project on risk adjustment methods. He is comparing the performance of traditional logistic regression and more specialist machine learning approaches, with an emphasis on adjusting patient risk for comorbidity.
Resources on brief physical activity guidance for older adults in isolation for patients and clinicians Giving Older Adults Brief Physical Activity Advice. Given current clinical pressures, clinicians dealing with older adults will likely have limited time, and this adapted 3As model may provide a possible structure to clinician’s advice. Ask: Permission to discuss physical activity as something that could make a difference to health and wellbeing Advise /Explain/Explore: Ask how they physical activity levels have changed and what they could do to increase it? Agree: A plan considering what they will do, how they will do it. Try to ensure that it includes some cardiovascular, muscle and bone strengthening activities including resistance exercises, balance and co-ordination elements to the plan. Cardiovascular : Ideally the individual should be slightly out of breath when performing the activity. Aim to build to 150 minutes
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