At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Adult family caregiver of an adult patient hospitalized at Mayo Clinic
- ✓Patient receives in-hospital palliative care consult
- ✓Family caregiver lives in a Minnesota or Iowa county designated as medically underserved or rural area
- ✕Family caregiver lives in Rochester, Minnesota (not considered medically underserved or rural)
- ✕Patient has left ventricular assistive device, documented chronic pain, uses home infusion pain pumps, or has documented addictive behaviors
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Technology-enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Family Caregivers in Rural Settings
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Technology-Enhanced Support and Usual Care Support for Palliative Care. Completed, enrolled 384 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect and cost of technology-enhanced transitional palliative care on family caregivers who provide care to a loved one after a hospitalization.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The study nurse will meet with the caregiver daily until patient is discharged from the hospital. The caregiver will take home an iPad upon discharge, and will have an initial video chat with the study nurse within 24-48 hours of hospital discharge and weekly for 8 weeks after that.
The patient's doctor and nurses with input from the Palliative Care service will help the caregiver make a plan for discharge of the patient, and for taking care of the patient upon discharge. Someone from the study team will call the caregiver once a month for the duration of the study after the patient discharges from the hospital.