Table 1.
Outcome measures and data collection.
Major outcome measures | concept | Data collection: source & time |
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Aims 1 and 2 outcomes | ||
EHR documentation of goals-of-care discussion (Primary outcome for both Trials) | Goals-of-care discussion | EHR: 30 days post randomization |
ICU use, ICU and hospital free days | Intensity of care | EHR: 30 days post randomization |
7- and 30-day ICU and hospital readmissions | Intensity of care | EHR: 7 and 30 days following hospital discharge |
Costs of care | Intensity of care/ intervention costs | EHR: During hospital stay, 30 and 90 days post-randomization. |
All-cause mortality at 90 days and 1 year | All-cause mortality | Washington State death certificates |
Aim 2 outcomes (not used in Aim 1 since the Trial 1 is a pragmatic trial without contact with patients or family members) | ||
Patient/family-reported discussion of goals [2,28] | Goals-of-care discussion occurrence | Survey: 3–5 days & 4–6 weeks post-randomization |
Quality of Communication (QOC) [54,55,57] | Quality of communication | Survey: 3–5 days post randomization |
SUPPORT question [60] | Goal-concordant care | Survey: 3–5 days & 4–6 weeks post-randomization |
HADS – anxiety and depression [65,66] | Symptoms of anxiety & depression | Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization |
EQ-5D-5L | Health-related QOL | Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization |
Patient/family reported ED, hospitalization and outpatient utilization | Healthcare utilization | Survey: 4–6 weeks post-randomization |
CollaboRATE [95] | Shared decision-making | Survey: 3–5 days post randomization |