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Effect of a Community-based Nursing Intervention on Mortality in Chronically Ill Older Adults

6 september 2013 uppdaterad av: Health Quality Partners

Effect of a Longitudinal, Multifactorial Community-based Nursing Intervention on Mortality in Chronically Ill Older Adults

Care coordination, disease management, geriatric care management, and preventive programs for chronically ill older adults vary in design and their impact on long-term health outcomes is not well established. This study investigates whether a community-based nursing intervention improves longevity and impact on cardiovascular risk factors in this population. The results reflect the impact of one of the study sites (Health Quality Partners) selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, a national demonstration designed to identify promising models of care coordination for chronically ill older adults. The study began in April 2002.

Studieöversikt

Detaljerad beskrivning

The community-based nursing care management model developed by Health Quality Partners represents a comprehensive set of integrated preventive and monitoring services designed for older adults living with chronic diseases. The individual programs and services integrated within the model were selected on the basis of previously demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. The model is delivered in the communities in which participants reside. Care is delivered through in person contacts, (1 to 1 and group) as well as by telephone. In person contacts occur in the home, in readily accessible community and faith-based organizations, health facilities, or the offices of Health Quality Partners. Efforts are made to contact participants in the intervention group at least monthly with care continued until death, voluntary disenrollment, mandatory disenrollment due to changes in insurance coverage, relocation out of the service area, or change in long term level of care (e.g., nursing home placement, hospice).

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Förväntat)

2000

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

    • Pennsylvania
      • Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Förenta staterna, 18902
        • Health Quality Partners

Deltagandekriterier

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Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

65 år och äldre (Äldre vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 65 years and older
  • Medicare Part A and B traditional, fee for service insurance coverage
  • One or more of the following chronic conditions:
  • Heart failure
  • Coronary Disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Asthma
  • Hypertension
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • A Geriatric Risk Stratification Level of 2 or more based on a pre-enrollment screening tool
  • Geriatric Risk Stratification Level changed in Sep 2006 to a Level of 3 or more
  • Willingness of the participant's primary care provider to collaborate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia
  • Diagnosis or history of cancer (other than skin) in the past 5 years
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Life expectancy on enrollment less than 6 months
  • HIV or AIDS
  • Huntington's disease
  • Organ transplant candidate
  • Psychosis or schizophrenia
  • Resident of or imminent plan for long-term nursing home placement
  • Seasonal relocation outside of the area for more than 4 weeks per year
  • Anyone receiving service from Health Quality Partners in the past

Studieplan

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Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Förebyggande
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Community-based nurse care management
Participants randomized to receive the intervention worked with a nurse care manager who provided them with a comprehensive set of geriatric and chronic disease preventive services.
The community-based nurse care management program developed by Health Quality Partners uses nurses working in the community to provide the following integrated set of services to older adults with chronic illness over the long term in order to prevent avoidable complications of their diseases and aging; geriatric assessment, care coordination, health education, self-management coaching, weight management, physical activity, gait and balance training, medication adherence, care transition support, ongoing monitoring and symptom detection, collaborative problem solving with patients, families and health care providers.
Andra namn:
  • Care Coordination
  • Health Quality Partners
  • Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration
  • Disease Management
Inget ingripande: Usual care
Participants randomized to the control group received usual care without the involvement of a nurse care manager.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Tidsram
All-cause mortality
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Tidsram
Blood pressure control
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment
Total cholesterol control
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment
Low density cholesterol control
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment
Triglycerides control
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment
Weight control
Tidsram: within 5 years of enrollment
within 5 years of enrollment

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Kenneth D Coburn, MD, MPH, Health Quality Partners

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart

1 april 2002

Primärt slutförande (Förväntat)

1 december 2014

Avslutad studie (Förväntat)

1 december 2016

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

16 december 2009

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

18 februari 2010

Första postat (Uppskatta)

19 februari 2010

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)

10 september 2013

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

6 september 2013

Senast verifierad

1 september 2013

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