Educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease

Recruiting

• Conditions: Health, economic, psychological and social costs associated with caring for patients with APD; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000177459
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Patient inclusion criteria: patients who are receiving HOT (this includes those already on HOT and any new patients to commence HOT during the study period) and who live in independent accommodation; have at least one carer and receive informal care; are in a stable phase of pulmonary disease with no other life limiting illness.
Carer inclusion criteria: primary care giver of the patient; able to complete written assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

Patient exclusion criteria: are patients receiving palliative oxygen for severe heart disease or for terminal cancer; and those patients who use oxygen for emergency use in life-threatening asthma. There will be no exclusion criteria for carers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified