Feasbility study of a transitional care pathway for older patients at the end of life

etherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development0 sites56 target enrollmentJune 25, 2020

Overview

2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00676-0 (added 13/08/2021)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 25, 2020

End Date

February 1, 2019

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

etherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

•1\. Eligible patients were older than 60 years
•2\. Admitted for at least 48 hours
•3\. They were judged to be in need of palliative care if their physician answered the Surprise Question (would I be surprised if the patient died in the next 12 months) with 'No' and if there were two or more criteria present from the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool™
•Professionals:
•Professionals could participate in semi\-structured interviews if either
•1\. A patient of theirs was included in the study
•2\. They participated in the training modules
•3\. They are part of the transitional palliative care team

•1\. Patients who lived outside a set postal code area because the transitional palliative care team would not be able to perform home visits
•2\. Cognitive impairment (Mini\-Mental State Examination \<15\)
•3\. No proficiency in the Dutch language
•4\. Did not provide consent