Testing a new model of community based palliative care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Terminal illness; End of life; Community based care; Palliative Care; End of life care; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001063909
• Lead Sponsor: Calvary Mater Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 26 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

New referral to palliative care, based in the community and intending to receive their care at home and consent to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of days spent in preferred location using routine data collection from the department of palliative care. [At end of life or end of the study period]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life assessed using Euro Quality of Life (EQ5D-5L) score[Quarterly post-intervention commencement for 12 months or until end of life];Place of death[End of life];Emergency department presentations, hospital or hospice admission[At any time during the study period, as collected by medical record review.];Patient reported experience measure[Quarterly or until end of life];Staff professional quality of life and experience as collected by ProQOL and qualitative interview[ProQOL will be conducted at baseline and study end. Qualitative interviews will be conducted at study end.]