Supporting the provision of palliative care in the home environment: a proof of concept study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Palliative care in the home environment; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000601437
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the carers taking part in the study:
(i)Recognised as the main carer for a patient receiving specialist palliative care
(ii)Supporting someone with nutrition/hydration and/or pain management needs
(iii)Aged over 18 years, and able to give informed consent
(iv)First language is English
(v)Patient’s life expectancy >12 weeks
(vi)Resident at home (not in residential aged care or receiving end-of-life care as an inpatient).

Exclusion Criteria

We will exclude children and/or young people (i.e.<18) people who do not have the capacity to provide informed consent to take part in the research. Advice from the recruiting clinicians will be taken on individuals. We will also exclude people who do not have a good command of the English language, since this is a small proof of concept trial without resource to have the materials translated.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified