Waller 2012.
Methods | Quasi‐experimental interrupted time series design ‐ first a control group (CG), sequentially intervention group (IG) | |
Participants | Patients with advanced cancer Country: Australia Age: At T0: mean 66.1 years (SD 10.7; range 31 to 89) Sex: At T0: 47% female Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: / N recruited: N = 219 consented, n = 195 completed baseline measurement N in analysis: Variable according to time point: T‐3 (n = 70); T‐2 (n = 122); T‐1 (n = 160); T0 (n = 192); T1 (n = 103); T2 (n = 85); T3 (n = 67) |
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Interventions |
Content of screen:CARE NEEDS: tool = NAT:PD‐C
Screenings interventionist: Healthcare professionals (several disciplines) use the tool to assess the issues in the consult with the participant Intervention procedure:Solitary SI: healthcare professionals complete the NAT:PD‐C during consultation and use the resulting insights in their discussion of and referral for participants' specific care needs or issues. Conditions for implementation
Comparative condition: CG: usual care without use of the NAT:PD‐C or training of the professionals on the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Guidelines Length of follow‐up: 18 months |
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Outcomes |
Primary outcomes
Secondary outcomes
Outcome time points: 7 times: 6, 4, and 2 months before intervention implementation (T‐3, T‐2, T‐1); at start, 2, 4, and 6 months past intervention implementation (T0, T1, T2, T3) |
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Notes | For bias judgement on NRCTs, see Table 3; Table 4; Table 9 |