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Health Economic Analysis Plan for the Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (HAPPEN) study: A multi-centre randomised control trial exploring the effectiveness of improving the frequency and quality of oral care in reducing the incidence of pneumonia

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2025

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Mitchell, Brett; 0000-0003-4220-8291

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https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.25.25333724

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06 Health

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1117 Public Health and Health Services
4205 Nursing

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Abstract

The Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Prevention (HAPPEN) study is a multi-site, stepped wedge cluster randomised trial evaluating the impacts of improving oral care among adult patients to reduce the incidence of non-ventilator, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). This document is the Health Economics Analysis Plan (HEAP) for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the intervention compared with usual care.

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oral care , pneumonia , HAPPEN

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Sharma, P., White, N. M., Graves, N., & Mitchell, B. G. (2025). Health Economic Analysis Plan for the Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (HAPPEN) study: A multi-centre randomised control trial exploring the effectiveness of improving the frequency and quality of oral care in reducing the incidence of pneumonia. medRxiv, 2025.2008.2025.25333724. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.25.25333724

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Lifestyle Medicine And Health Research Centre
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