Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness

BackgroundThe significant lack of rehabilitation prognostic data is the main reason that affects the treatment decision-making and ethical issues of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). Currently, the clinic's consciousness assessment tools cannot satisfy DoC patients' follow-up...

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Main Authors: Fangfang Shou, Jing Wang, Steven Laureys, Lijuan Cheng, Wangshan Huang, Haibo Di
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1071008/full
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Fangfang Shou
Jing Wang
Steven Laureys
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Lijuan Cheng
Wangshan Huang
Haibo Di
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Haibo Di
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description BackgroundThe significant lack of rehabilitation prognostic data is the main reason that affects the treatment decision-making and ethical issues of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). Currently, the clinic's consciousness assessment tools cannot satisfy DoC patients' follow-up needs.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to construct a sensitive, professional, and simple telephone follow-up scale for DoC patients to follow up on the prognosis, especially the recovery of consciousness, of prolonged DoC patients transferred to community hospitals or at home.MethodsThis study is to adopt expert consultation to construct and to verify the validity and feasibility of the scale on-site.ConclusionAt present, there is a strong demand for portable, accurate, and easily operated scales. It is helpful to improve the rehabilitation data of prolonged DoC patients and provide more basis for their treatment and rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj.art-77e2467c8ef14647aa57fd10bd4cebc12023-03-30T04:52:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-03-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.10710081071008Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousnessFangfang Shou0Fangfang Shou1Jing Wang2Steven Laureys3Steven Laureys4Lijuan Cheng5Wangshan Huang6Haibo Di7International Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaFaculty of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaComa Science Group, GIGA-Consciousness, University of Liege, Liege, BelgiumCentre du Cerveau, University Hospital of Liege, Liege, BelgiumInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaBackgroundThe significant lack of rehabilitation prognostic data is the main reason that affects the treatment decision-making and ethical issues of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). Currently, the clinic's consciousness assessment tools cannot satisfy DoC patients' follow-up needs.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to construct a sensitive, professional, and simple telephone follow-up scale for DoC patients to follow up on the prognosis, especially the recovery of consciousness, of prolonged DoC patients transferred to community hospitals or at home.MethodsThis study is to adopt expert consultation to construct and to verify the validity and feasibility of the scale on-site.ConclusionAt present, there is a strong demand for portable, accurate, and easily operated scales. It is helpful to improve the rehabilitation data of prolonged DoC patients and provide more basis for their treatment and rehabilitation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1071008/fulldisorders of consciousnessprognosisfollow-up tooltelephone follow-updiagnosis
spellingShingle Fangfang Shou
Fangfang Shou
Jing Wang
Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys
Lijuan Cheng
Wangshan Huang
Haibo Di
Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
Frontiers in Public Health
disorders of consciousness
prognosis
follow-up tool
telephone follow-up
diagnosis
title Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
title_full Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
title_fullStr Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
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title_short Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
title_sort study protocol developing telephone follow up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
topic disorders of consciousness
prognosis
follow-up tool
telephone follow-up
diagnosis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1071008/full
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