| n (percent) | Examples |
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CAS Characteristic | ||
Learning | 31 (67%) | • Nurses used behavior skill training strategies with patients and encouraged their self-monitoring and use of external cognitive supports. • Nurses provided patients education on such things as vital signs, activities of daily living, coping skills, and signs and symptoms. |
Interconnections | 44 (96%) | • Advanced practice nurses contacted patients after discharge. • Case managers met with patients after each physician visit. |
Self-organization | 32 (69%) | • Physicians were alerted if patient values went outside normal range; if deemed necessary, physicians could ask patients to adjust medication use. • Nurses could modify or tailor the frequency of patient follow-up calls based on patient symptoms, knowledge, and needs. |
Co-evolution | 0 (0%) | (none) |
Emergence | 0 (0%) | (none) |
Interdependencies | ||
Affordances | 45 (98%) | • Patients were provided personal telecare units. • Patients were given discharge forms in one of three languages. |
Processes | 45 (98%) | • An appointment reminder was mailed to patients 10 days prior to each appointment. • Patient discharge forms were electronically transferred to primary care nurses. |
Positive Intervention Effect Reported | 18 (39%) | (not applicable) |