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An Emergency Department-To-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Use

NCT02079987 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1101

Last updated 2019-04-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if assigning older, chronically ill patients a healthcare coach after they leave the Emergency Department (ED) improves their quality of life and reduces the need for hospital-based care.

Conditions

  • ED Patients With Chronic Medical Illnesses

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ED-to-home care transition intervention

The Area Agency on Aging coach's role is to build self-management capabilities for the patient and their caregiver. During each contact, the coach reviews the four components of the Care Transition Intervention: 1: Follow-up Medical Visit. 2: Knowledge of Red Flag Symptoms. 3: Medication Reconciliation. 4: The Personal Health Record (PHR). The coach assists patients use the PHR to document and maintain vital information and to communicate with providers.

OTHER

Usual Care

Patients randomized to usual care will receive verbal and written discharge instructions from the treating ED physician and nurse as is the standard of care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Donna L Carden, MD, MPH · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-03
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2017-03-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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