A Mixed Methods RCT Evaluating a Telehealth-based Nurse-led Transition Intervention in Combination With Access to a CHD Website, vs. the CHD Website Alone, on Preparing Rural-based Adolescents Living With CHD to Successfully Transition From Pediatric to Adult Cardiology Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 37
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- adolescents' knowledge of their heart
研究概览
简要总结
Approximately 1 in 10 teenagers lives with a chronic health condition that will require ongoing care as they enter adulthood. Birth defects of the heart, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD) are more common than any other type of birth defect and affect about 1 in 100 children, with most surviving to adulthood. However, most teenagers with CHD have little knowledge about their heart and lack confidence in talking with doctors and nurses about their health. These are essential skills when entering the adult-oriented health care system after graduating from pediatric care.
In the current study proposal our team plans to evaluate the effectiveness of delivering 1-on-1 teaching sessions for adolescents who live in smaller communities and can't easily come to Edmonton for appointments in the heart clinic. Fortunately in Alberta we have a widely available system called Telehealth that allows nurses and teens to meet by private, secure teleconferencing while hundreds of miles away. Telehealth is provided by health clinics around the province. We propose to use Telehealth in adolescents' home communities to provide these teaching sessions for 16-19 year olds with CHD who are soon going to be graduating from pediatric to adult care.
Participants who receive a nurse-led teaching session will be compared with a similar number of adolescents who are not offered a teaching session, using a questionnaire that addresses skills related to taking care of their health condition. This questionnaire will be completed on-line (or if preferred by the participant, by letter mail) 1 month and 6 month after entering the study.
Deciding which adolescents receive a nurse-led teaching session will be random, i.e. like the flip of a coin. Regardless, all participants will receive access to a website for young people with CHD called iHeartChange.
详细描述
PURPOSE:
The Transitioning Rural Adolescents to Adult Care (TRAAC) Study is a prospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a Telehealth-based nurse-led transition intervention in combination with access to a CHD website on preparing rural-based adolescents living with congenital heart disease (CHD) to successfully transition from pediatric to adult cardiology care.
OBJECTIVES:
The primary objective is to determine the impact of a nurse-led transition intervention in combination with access to the iHeartChange website on adolescents' knowledge of their heart [Hypothesis: the nurse-led intervention will result in superior CHD knowledge compared to baseline].
The secondary objectives are to:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •16-25 year olds with moderate or complex congenital heart disease (CHD), as previously defined
- •Followed in a cardiology satellite/outreach clinic affiliated with the Stollery Children's Hospital (High Level, Fort McMurray, Grand Prairie, Red Deer, Yellowknife)
排除标准
- •less than a Grade 6 level of reading and comprehension, based on medical record review or parent report;
- •heart transplantation, as this results in distinct health challenges.
结局指标
主要结局
adolescents' knowledge of their heart
时间窗: baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Change in MyHeart Scale, between baseline, 1, and 6 months.
次要结局
- Nurse-adolescent Interactions(6 months)
- iHeartChange Use(6 months)
- Transition Readiness(baseline, 1 month, 6 months)
- Self-Efficacy(baseline, 1 month, 6 months)