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Prediction of Hospital Readmissions in SAPV (Specialised Home Palliative Care) Patients

NCT05082389 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2022-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Specialised outpatient palliative care (German: Spezialisierte ambulante Palliativversorgung, abbreviation: SAPV) aims to support incurably ill or dying people spending their last lifetime at home. Furthermore, a major goal is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. However, they occasionally occur for various reasons. This project aims to explore predictors of readmission in terms of structural factors as well as family caregivers' psychological distress.

Study Aims

1. Identification of structural predictors and caregiver reported predictors for hospital readmissions.
2. Identification of psychological liabilities of nursing relatives.
3. Developing a concept to support nursing relatives.

Conditions

  • Palliative Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Dresden

    collaborator OTHER

  • Technische Universität Dresden

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katharina Schütte, MD · University Hospital Dresden; Palliative Care Unit

  • Leopold Hentschel, Dipl.-Psych. · University Hospital Dresden; Department of Psychooncology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-12
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-07-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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