Status:
COMPLETED
Making Health Care Safer for Older Adults Receiving Skilled Home Health Care Services After Hospital Discharge
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Transitional Care
Frail Elderly
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Care transitions are the movement of a person from one healthcare setting to another. Older adults who require skilled home health care ("home health") services (e.g., home-based nursing) after hospit...
Detailed Description
Using a participatory ergonomics process, the investigators will pilot a bundle of interventions developed by stakeholders in a prospective cohort study to test feasibility. The study settings and inc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older Adults
- Aged ≥ 65 years
- Can speak English or Spanish
- Is capable of assent
- Hospitalized on a medical or surgical service
- Referred for skilled home healthcare services (home health) after hospital discharge or skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge
- Family Caregivers
- Unpaid
- Assist the older adult with at least one healthcare task. Healthcare tasks include the following activities: managing health care bills, scheduling medical appointments, getting to and from medical appointments, getting medical equipment, getting services, getting information, following a diet, obtaining medication, planning a medication schedule, taking medication, and deciding to stop or change medication.
- Home Health Providers
- Employed by participating sites
- Directly provide care to, or arrange services for, an eligible older adult
Exclusion
- Community referrals to home health: Older adults referred to home health from the ambulatory setting (e.g., outpatient clinic) and without a recent hospitalization or SNF stay.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 7 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
761 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05182060
Start Date
April 7 2022
End Date
July 31 2023
Last Update
August 23 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224