Projects & Collaborations 4 foundShow per page10 10 20 50 Open-Label Placebo for Non-specific Pain in the Emergency Department: a Mixed-method Randomised Control Feasibility Study Research Project | 6 Project MembersThis project is a collaboration between the Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Basel and the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel. The investigation will analyze whether an intervention consisting of open-label placebo tablets is feasible for patients with non-specific pain in the emergency department. Open-label placebos are administered without deception, meaning the patients are aware they are taking a placebo. Patients will be randomized into intervention group (OLP) or control group (treatment as usual) with ibuprofen. The study duration for patients is 30 days. Improving Discharge Communication in the Emergency Department through Information Structuring: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Research Project | 3 Project MembersBackgroundIn an emergency department, effective discharge communication-the communicationi.e. information on of diagnosis diagnoses information as well asand instructions for the ongoingon further management of patients' conditions given by an attending physician at the time of discharge-represents a key step in medical care, with the potential to improve patient well-being and satisfaction, adherence to medication, and, ultimately, better health outcomes. Past research suggests that physicians' communication is often not optimally structured and that patients fail to fully recall and understand the information received at discharge. In turn, psychological research suggests that information structuring can be a powerful tool to improve memory recall and understanding. Consequently, information structuring represents a possible tool to improve discharge communication and associated patient outcomes.1.2. Goal and HypothesisThe goal of the proposed study is to assess the potential of information structuring for improving discharge communication. Specifically, we aim to examine the advantages of an information structuring skills training for physicians (relative tocompared to an emotion skills training) on discharge communication and associated patient outcomes, such as patients' information recall and adherence to physician recommendations. We hypothesize that patients receiving structured discharge information from their trained physicians will be able to recall more information and show higher adherence to recommendations relative to controls (i.e., patients receiving discharge information from doctors trained on emotion- handling skills).1.3. Study DesignThe study will use a cluster randomized controlled trial: by which clusters of physicians (cohorts of 6 physicians commencing training in a 3-month period; total of 4 clusters in the 1-year intervention period) will be assigned to one of two types of training (information structuring skills vs. emotion-handling skills). The primary outcome of the study will be patients' recall of information as a function of physician's training. For this purpose, we aim to recruit 50 patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain in each 3-month period (N = 200, in the 1-year study period) and document the respective discharge communication (via audio recordings). In addition, each patient will be asked to recall the discharge information immediately after the discharge event, and, in a telephone interview, 7 days later (, telephone interview), as well as complete a number of other measures to assess secondary outcomes, such as overall satisfaction, and adherence to recommendations. The study will be conducted at the emergency department of the University Hospital of Basel (Switzerland).1.4. SignificanceThe current proposal represents an effort to engage in interdisciplinary crosstalk, in particular, it aims to use established insights from psychological theory-the beneficial role of information structuring for memory performance and comprehension-to improve discharge communication and patient care in an emergency department setting. Improving Discharge Communication in the Emergency Department Through Information Structuring Research Project | 4 Project MembersIn an emergency department, effective discharge communication-the communication of diagnosis information as well as instructions for the ongoing management of patients' conditions given by an attending physician at the time of discharge-represents a key step in medical care, with the potential to improve patient well-being and satisfaction, adherence to medication, and, ultimately, better health outcomes. Past research suggests that physicians' communication is often not optimally structured and that patients fail to fully recall and understand the information received at discharge. In turn, psychological research suggests that information structuring can be a powerful tool to improve memory recall and understanding. Consequently, information structuring represents a possible tool to improve discharge communication and associated patient outcomes.The cooperation represents an effort to engage in interdisciplinary crosstalk, in particular, it aims to use established insights from psychological theory-the beneficial role of information structuring for memory performance and comprehension-to improve discharge communication and patient care in an emergency department setting. Biomarkers in non-specific symptoms Research Project | 1 Project MembersRisk factors for serious outcome in patients presenting to the Emergency department with non-specific symptoms are unknown. Strategies for risk-stratification have to be evaluated. Biomarkers assessing non-specific stress, such as prx4 and copeptin are promising for risk stratification in situations where a specific diagnosis has not been made. 1 1
Open-Label Placebo for Non-specific Pain in the Emergency Department: a Mixed-method Randomised Control Feasibility Study Research Project | 6 Project MembersThis project is a collaboration between the Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Basel and the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel. The investigation will analyze whether an intervention consisting of open-label placebo tablets is feasible for patients with non-specific pain in the emergency department. Open-label placebos are administered without deception, meaning the patients are aware they are taking a placebo. Patients will be randomized into intervention group (OLP) or control group (treatment as usual) with ibuprofen. The study duration for patients is 30 days.
Improving Discharge Communication in the Emergency Department through Information Structuring: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Research Project | 3 Project MembersBackgroundIn an emergency department, effective discharge communication-the communicationi.e. information on of diagnosis diagnoses information as well asand instructions for the ongoingon further management of patients' conditions given by an attending physician at the time of discharge-represents a key step in medical care, with the potential to improve patient well-being and satisfaction, adherence to medication, and, ultimately, better health outcomes. Past research suggests that physicians' communication is often not optimally structured and that patients fail to fully recall and understand the information received at discharge. In turn, psychological research suggests that information structuring can be a powerful tool to improve memory recall and understanding. Consequently, information structuring represents a possible tool to improve discharge communication and associated patient outcomes.1.2. Goal and HypothesisThe goal of the proposed study is to assess the potential of information structuring for improving discharge communication. Specifically, we aim to examine the advantages of an information structuring skills training for physicians (relative tocompared to an emotion skills training) on discharge communication and associated patient outcomes, such as patients' information recall and adherence to physician recommendations. We hypothesize that patients receiving structured discharge information from their trained physicians will be able to recall more information and show higher adherence to recommendations relative to controls (i.e., patients receiving discharge information from doctors trained on emotion- handling skills).1.3. Study DesignThe study will use a cluster randomized controlled trial: by which clusters of physicians (cohorts of 6 physicians commencing training in a 3-month period; total of 4 clusters in the 1-year intervention period) will be assigned to one of two types of training (information structuring skills vs. emotion-handling skills). The primary outcome of the study will be patients' recall of information as a function of physician's training. For this purpose, we aim to recruit 50 patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain in each 3-month period (N = 200, in the 1-year study period) and document the respective discharge communication (via audio recordings). In addition, each patient will be asked to recall the discharge information immediately after the discharge event, and, in a telephone interview, 7 days later (, telephone interview), as well as complete a number of other measures to assess secondary outcomes, such as overall satisfaction, and adherence to recommendations. The study will be conducted at the emergency department of the University Hospital of Basel (Switzerland).1.4. SignificanceThe current proposal represents an effort to engage in interdisciplinary crosstalk, in particular, it aims to use established insights from psychological theory-the beneficial role of information structuring for memory performance and comprehension-to improve discharge communication and patient care in an emergency department setting.
Improving Discharge Communication in the Emergency Department Through Information Structuring Research Project | 4 Project MembersIn an emergency department, effective discharge communication-the communication of diagnosis information as well as instructions for the ongoing management of patients' conditions given by an attending physician at the time of discharge-represents a key step in medical care, with the potential to improve patient well-being and satisfaction, adherence to medication, and, ultimately, better health outcomes. Past research suggests that physicians' communication is often not optimally structured and that patients fail to fully recall and understand the information received at discharge. In turn, psychological research suggests that information structuring can be a powerful tool to improve memory recall and understanding. Consequently, information structuring represents a possible tool to improve discharge communication and associated patient outcomes.The cooperation represents an effort to engage in interdisciplinary crosstalk, in particular, it aims to use established insights from psychological theory-the beneficial role of information structuring for memory performance and comprehension-to improve discharge communication and patient care in an emergency department setting.
Biomarkers in non-specific symptoms Research Project | 1 Project MembersRisk factors for serious outcome in patients presenting to the Emergency department with non-specific symptoms are unknown. Strategies for risk-stratification have to be evaluated. Biomarkers assessing non-specific stress, such as prx4 and copeptin are promising for risk stratification in situations where a specific diagnosis has not been made.
