Transition From Hospital to Home Post Cardiac Condition
Pilot Intervention to Improve the Transition From Hospital to Home
The study had three parts:
Part 1: Patients (or their home caretakers) who live outside of Denver and receive their primary care at a location other than the Denver VAMC were interviewed after their discharge. The interview covered the patient's perspective about the transition of their medical care from the Denver VA to their primary care facility.
Part 2: Primary care providers from the VA facilities that refer patients to the Denver VA were interviewed regarding their opinions of transition process from the Denver VA back to the primary care VA facilities.
Part 3: The data from the above interviews were used to develop an intervention to improve the transition process from the Denver VA back to the primary care VA facilities.
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Aim 1 was to describe barriers and facilitators of the transition process from hospital to home through qualitative interviews among patients discharged from Denver VA Medical Center (tertiary facility) after being transferred from a primary care VA.
Aim 2 was to describe barriers and facilitators of the transition process through qualitative interviews among providers at primary care VA facilities who take care of patients discharged from the Denver VA Medical Center for a cardiac condition.
Aim 3 was to pilot test the transitions of care intervention that targets patients and providers to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention to improve process of care measures, including: 1) PCP follow-up within 2-4 weeks of hospital discharge; 2) medications reconciled between pre and post-hospital discharge; 3) discharge summary available to PCP at time of visit; and 4) patient awareness of symptoms that require medical attention. This pilot was informed by the interviews from Aims 1 and 2 and best practices from the literature. Finally, as part of Aim 3, the primary care providers who saw the patients who completed the pilot were contacted to ask for their input and feedback regarding the pilot project.
Description of Enrolled Population: Study Design and Research Methods This was a mixed methods study where both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. Through a series of qualitative interviews (n=26), potential barriers and facilitators of the current discharge process were assessed in this hub and spoke model of cardiac care. Informed by these interviews, the transitions of care intervention refined elements from prior studies that have improved this transition process. Finally, a pilot test of this intervention was implemented to assess the effectiveness of the intervention to improve important processes of care during this transition period among patients (n=8) discharged from Denver VAMC after transfer from a primary care VA facility.
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Colorado
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Denver、Colorado、アメリカ、80220
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
Aims 1 and 3:
- Patients transferred from primary care VA facilities (i.e., Cheyenne, Grand Junction, Sheridan, Ft. Harrison) for cardiac care (e.g., heart failure, acute myocardial infarction) or procedures (coronary angiography, pacemaker implantation) to the Denver VAMC and discharged home to follow-up with their primary care provider, were eligible.
Aim 2:
- Providers from VA primary care facilities, (i.e., Cheyenne, Grand Junction, Sheridan, and Ft. Harrison) who took care of patients discharged from the Denver VAMC for cardiology care, were eligible for the qualitative interviews.
Exclusion Criteria:
Aims 1 and 3:
Exclusion criteria included:
- Planned discharge to nursing home or skilled nursing facility;
- Irreversible, non-cardiac medical condition (e.g. metastatic cancer) likely to affect 6-month survival or ability to execute study protocol;
- Lack of telephone/ cell phone; and
- VA is not their primary source of care or their PCP is not in the VA system.
Aim 2: There were exclusion criteria.
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的：ヘルスサービス研究
- 割り当て：非ランダム化
- 介入モデル：並列代入
- マスキング：なし（オープンラベル）
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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介入なし：Discharge Patient
Eight patients who were being discharged from Denver VA Medical Center for cardiac care to their primary care providers were recruited at the time of discharge and completed an interview two weeks following their discharge.
Patients were asked to describe their transition to home and identify barriers and facilitators of this process, their understanding of their medical condition, new medications prescribed, timeliness of follow-up visit with their PCP and knowledge of signs/symptoms in which they should seek medical attention.
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介入なし：Providers
Three providers who refer patients to the Denver VA Medical Center for cardiac care were interviewed to identify barriers and facilitators from their perspective of following-up with patients after their hospitalization at Denver VAMC.
Additionally, the same information was asked of providers who participated in two focus groups in the Grand Junction VA.
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実験的：Intervention
Informed by the interviews and best practices from the literature, pilot test the transitions of care intervention that targets patients and providers to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention to improve process of care measures, including: 1) PCP follow-up within 2-4 weeks of hospital discharge; 2) medications reconciled between pre and post-hospital discharge; 3) discharge summary available to PCP at time of visit; and 4) patient awareness of symptoms that require medical attention
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Informed by the interviews and best practices from the literature, pilot test the transitions of care intervention that targets patients and providers to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention to improve process of care measures, including: 1) PCP follow-up within 2-4 weeks of hospital discharge; 2) medications reconciled between pre and post-hospital discharge; 3) discharge summary available to PCP at time of visit; and 4) patient awareness of symptoms that require medical attention
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
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See Primary Outcome Description Below
時間枠：Within 2 weeks of discharge
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Follow up appointment within 2 weeks of discharge back to their primary care providers at a primary care facility from a tertiary referral center.
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Within 2 weeks of discharge
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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- 主任研究者：Michael Ho, MD PhD、VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO
出版物と役立つリンク
研究記録日
主要日程の研究
研究開始
一次修了 (実際)
研究の完了 (実際)
試験登録日
最初に提出
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
最初の投稿 (見積もり)
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (見積もり)
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
最終確認日
詳しくは
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Interventionの臨床試験
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University of MichiganNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)積極的、募集していない
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University of Southern CaliforniaNational Institutes of Health (NIH)積極的、募集していない
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University of PittsburghCenters for Disease Control and Prevention募集暴力, ドメスティック | 思春期の暴力 | 暴力、性的 | 暴力、身体的 | 暴力, 偶然ではない | 社会的結束 | 暴力、構造 | コミュニティ内暴力アメリカ
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University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Tobacco Related Disease Research Program完了
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Munich Municipal HospitalTechnical University of Munich; University of Regensburgわからない
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Massachusetts General HospitalNational Institutes of Health (NIH); Samaritans of Bostonまだ募集していません自殺念慮 | 自殺未遂 | 自殺