PalliSupport: a transitional care pathway for elderly patients at the end of life

Recruiting

• Conditions: Palliative care; frailty, palliatieve zorg, kwetsbaarheid,

• Registration Number: NL-OMON28511
• Lead Sponsor: Amsterdam UMC, location AMC

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

1) Age (≥65 years);

2) Acutely admitted for ≥48 hours to the departments of internal medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, pulmonary disease, gastroenterology or oncology;

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are not able to answer questionnaires due to severe cognitive impairment (MMSE<15) due to diagnosis of dementia or active delirium during the entire admission, will be excluded. Furthermore, patients who live far from the hospital and therefore cannot be visited by the palliative care team will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of patients with an unplanned hospitalisation in the six months after inclusion.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Death at place of (first) preference; palliative care outcomes (POS/USD/ESAS); Quality of Life (EQ5D/McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; Informal caregiver burden (CareQol); Healthcare utilization; Costeffectiness analysis and processevaluaton